Tag: Julius Erving

Would it make sense for the Nets to trade for Julius Randle?

Would it make sense for the Brooklyn Nets to trade for New York Knicks forward Julius Randle? Nets Wire breaks down this speculation.

The Brooklyn Nets have been one of the teams that could be dabbling in the trade market if they decide to speed up their rebuilding process. One of the players that has been a key part of Brooklyn’s trade speculation is Mikal Bridges and who he’s traded for could be from a rival team.

There have been some people within the NBA space that have suggested that the Nets should trade for New York Knicks forward Julius Randle in exchange for Bridges. This speculation is less evident at the time of this writing than it was just less than 24 hours ago with Fred Katz of The Athletic reporting that the Knicks are “not trying to” trade Randle.

While the Knicks would love to acquire Bridges, as one every other team in the NBA, the important part to remember about this trade speculation is what each other would be able to offer. Presumably, the Knicks would be offering Randle along with some draft picks to bring Bridges to New York and the Knicks have a solid amount of draft capital to offer as well.

In a recent mock trade by Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report, the Knicks would be getting Bridges and the Nets would be getting Randle, 2024 first-round pick (via Dallas Mavericks), 2025 first-round pick (unprotected), 2025 second-round pick (via Brooklyn Nets), 2027 second-round pick.

With the news of the Knicks not looking to trade Randle, this trade speculation could be all for nothing unless New York has a change of heart in Randle being the second-best player for a Knicks franchise looking to make it past the second round of the playoffs next season.

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Julius Erving applauds Sixers for effort in tough Round 1 loss to Knicks

Franchise icon Julius Erving applauded the Philadelphia 76ers for their effort in a Round 1 loss to the New York Knicks.

On the one hand, the Philadelphia 76ers took a step back in the 2023-24 season. After three consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Sixers were ousted in the first round by the New York Knicks in six games.

It was a tough series as both teams exchanged body blows. The final scoring margin between the teams after six games was one point in favor of New York. The Sixers were right there in all six games, but the Knicks came up with the clutch hustle plays down the stretch of games.

However, Philadelphia deserves credit. Joel Embiid battled through a meniscus injury as well as Bell’s Palsy to lead his team, and young Tyrese Maxey blossomed into the star everybody always believed he could be.

The effort the Sixers showed made franchise legend Julius Erving proud. He applauded the effort on X, formerly known as Twitter.

While the Sixers head into a very important offseason, the Knicks are up 2-0 on the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals.

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Celtics champ, broadcaster Cedric Maxwell counters Dr. J’s all-time great list with his own

With the 2023 NBA offseason here in full swing, a fair amount of attention tends to turn toward the history of the league.

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With the 2023 NBA offseason here in full swing, a fair amount of attention tends to turn toward the history of the league in the absence of new deeds to analyze on the court or in roster construction. And in the wake of Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving putting out an all-time list of NBA greats, others have started to do the same.

Among them are former Boston Celtics championship forward and current broadcaster Cedric Maxwell broke down his list compared to Dr. J’s on his eponymous CLNS Media podcast with cohost Josue Pavon. The names on Erving’s list are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor along with more modern era players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Karl Malone.

To hear who Maxwell put on his all-time great list, check out the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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Julius “Dr. J” Erving has a pair of Boston Celtics in his all-time top-10

“I have five guys who are untouchable,” he explained.

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Hall of Famer Julius Erving recently shared his top 10 greatest basketball players of all time in an interview with Joy De Angela. His list includes a pair of Boston Celtics along with Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor to name a few of the luminaries making up this basketball legend in his own right’s personal favorites.

“I have five guys who are untouchable,” explained via Sports Illustrated’s Eric Jay Santos, putting Celtics icon Bill Russell alongside Chamberlain, Robertson, and West. “That’s my all-time best team. Everybody else has to be on the second team or the third team, and I made this decision when I was 15 years old.”

“I’m sticking with it now all these years later,” added Dr. J. “There is no order. I think West and Robertson would be in the backcourt. Elgin Baylor would be in the frontcourt with Wilt and Bill Russell.”

“The next group of guys would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, probably Karl Malone,” he continued. “I like Tiny Archibald (for his tenth spot).”

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Shaquille O’Neal responds to Julius Erving’s list of 10 greatest NBA players ever

Julius Erving recently gave his list of his 10 greatest NBA players, and Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal responded with his own ranking.

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Julius Erving may have retired from the NBA in 1987 and kept a low profile in the years since, but he hasn’t been shy about his opinions on the modern game.

He recently offered his list of the 10 greatest NBA players of all time. It was a somewhat controversial list because it didn’t include LeBron James, Kobe Bryant or Stephen Curry.

Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal was another legend who was excluded from Erving’s list. O’Neal told the Los Angeles Times that he didn’t have a problem with Erving’s list.

However, he proceeded to give his own top-10 list, which was considerably different from Erving’s list (h/t Lakers Daily).

Via Los Angeles Times:

“He said his first team, in no particular order, was Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and then ‘(expletive) me,’” wrote Broderick Turner.

“O’Neal said coming off his bench would be (Stephen) Curry, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, (Karl) Malone and Isiah Thomas,”

At first, it seemed as if O’Neal had snubbed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is considered by some to be the greatest center ever. But he then made an amendment to his list.

“O’Neal paused for a moment, adding, ‘also, you got to put Kareem on that second team, too,’ which, of course, is now a top 11,” wrote Turner.

While Erving’s ranking had an abundance of players from many decades ago, the majority of the players on O’Neal’s list played in the NBA within the last quarter-century.

Julius Erving snubs LeBron James in his list of the 10 greatest NBA players

NBA legend Julius Erving doesn’t think LeBron James deserves to be on his list of the 10 greatest basketball players yet.

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Julius Erving, otherwise known as “Dr. J,” was not only one of the greatest players in basketball history but also one of the most exciting ones.

His aerial artistry paved the way for Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, as well as LeBron James, to take over the modern era of the NBA.

Erving retired in 1987, and he has largely kept a low profile over the years. But every now and then, he makes an appearance and gives his opinions on current NBA players.

He recently gave his personal list of the 10 greatest NBA players ever, and James was conspicuously absent from it. For that matter, so were Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, as well as current Golden State Warriors sniper Stephen Curry.

His reasoning for not having James or Curry on his list is that they haven’t finished their careers yet.

However, just about everyone else already considers James one of the 10 greatest players ever, and many have him in their top two or three.

A complete Game 7 history for Sixers before matchup with Celtics

Here is a complete list of the Game 7 history for the Philadelphia 76ers before their matchup with the Boston Celtics.

The Philadelphia 76ers will head back to TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The winner will head to the Eastern Conference finals and continue on their journey for an NBA championship.

The Sixers have not gotten past Round 2 since the Allen Iverson days of 2001 while the Celtics have reached the conference finals four times since 2017. Sunday promises to be another whirlwind of twists and turns as the Sixers look to finally advance past the semifinals.

In this franchise’s history, the Sixers have competed in 17 Game 7s. They went 1-2 when they were still the Syracuse Nationals and they are 5-9 as the Sixers. In this edition, Sixers Wire will focus on just the 14 Game 7s as the Sixers.

Complete list of five Sixers who have taken home the MVP award

Here is a complete list of the 5 Philadelphia 76ers players who have won the MVP award.

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the proud franchises in the NBA. Plenty of great players have represented the franchise and made their fair share of history.

More team history has happened in 2023. Joel Embiid was named the MVP of the league for the first time in his career. The big fella led the league in scoring for the second consecutive season at 33.1 points per game, and he scored 50-plus points in a game three times during the 2022-23 season.

Embiid earned 73 first-place votes. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had 15, and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12.

Embiid is the fifth player in Sixers’ history to win the MVP award and the first since Allen Iverson in 2001. The following is a list of the five players who have taken home the MVP award in the storied history of the Sixers:

Sixers legends Julius Erving, Bobby Jones weigh in on current team’s title chances

Philadelphia 76ers legends Julius Erving and Bobby Jones weigh in on the current team’s chances at a title.

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers have as good a chance as any team to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the 2022-23 season. They are led by stars Joel Embiid and James Harden, and the duo gives the Sixers a very good chance at ending the 40-year title drought.

The last time the Sixers won a title was in 1983 when they were led by Julius Erving and Moses Malone. The Sixers swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals that season with Malone taking home final MVP honors after his famous “fo, fo, fo” proclamation. It predicted the Sixers would sweep all of their playoff opponents on their way to a title.

Erving and Bobby Jones, a key bench piece on that team, assess where this current team stands and its chances to end the drought.

Sixers legends Julius Erving, Bobby Jones impressed with Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers legends Julius Erving and Bobby Jones are left feeling impressed with big man Joel Embiid.

CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers are having a ton of success in the 2022-23 season thanks to the terrific play of superstar big man Joel Embiid. The big fella is once again having a phenomenal season as he’s leading the league in scoring at 33.5 points and shooting an efficient 54.6% from the floor.

After scoring 31 points in Saturday’s win over the Indiana Pacers, Embiid has now scored at least 30+ points in nine straight games which is a new franchise record. It breaks the tie he was in with Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain for the franchise lead.

Julius Erving and Bobby Jones, two key pieces in Sixers history as members of the franchise’s last championship team in 1983, were at the team’s shootaround on Monday morning and they were asked about what Embiid is doing. Both Sixers legends were impressed with what they are seeing.