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Mock trade has Sixers sending Matisse Thybulle to Suns in a deal

A mock trade has the Philadelphia 76ers sending Matisse Thybulle to the Phoenix Suns in a deal.

The Philadelphia 76ers are 12-12 following a winless three-game road trip. The losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Memphis Grizzlies were acceptable, but a loss to the Houston Rockets with both Joel Embiid and James Harden on the floor is tough to accept.

It’s still only December, and a team doesn’t win a title after 24 games. But one has to begin thinking about the future and possible moves that team president Daryl Morey could make to get Philadelphia headed back in the right direction.

A mock trade put together by Bleacher Report has the Sixers sending Matisse Thybulle to the Phoenix Suns in a deal:

Player grades: James Harden returns, but Sixers tripped up by Rockets

James Harden returns to the floor, but the Philadelphia 76ers are tripped up by the Houston Rockets on the road.

After missing 14 games, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden returned to the floor on Monday to take on the Houston Rockets. The Sixers had dropped the first two games of the road trip and were looking to at least salvage one before returning home.

Harden helped the offense flow a bit better, but he didn’t shoot the ball well and he had a tough time on defense as the Rockets handed the Sixers another loss, 132-123, in double overtime. Philadelphia finished the trip 0-3 and will try to bounce back when they return home for a seven-game homestand starting on Friday.

The Beard had 21 points and seven assists in his return. Joel Embiid had 39 points and seven rebounds to lead the Sixers before fouling out. Tobias Harris had 27 points while drilling seven 3s. De’Anthony Melton added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists. Shake Milton hopped off the bench and added 11 points and four assists.

Here are the player grades following the loss:

Player grades: Joel Embiid, Sixers come up short to Grizzlies on the road

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers come up short in a road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Philadelphia 76ers continued the road trip on Friday as they took on the Memphis Grizzlies looking to bounce back from a very tough night to begin the trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Still short-handed as they work their way through the injuries, the Grizzlies offered a challenge.

Led by Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis blitzed the Sixers in the first half and they held off a late Philadelphia rally on their way to a 117-109 win over Philadelphia. The Grizzlies were constantly getting into the paint on their offensive end and they were getting in transition as well as Philadelphia couldn’t find a way to get into a groove.

Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists, Tobias Harris added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Shake Milton added 17 points and six assists. De’Anthony Melton added 13 points and six rebounds in his return to Memphis.

Here are the player grades after a loss in Memphis:

One thought every Philadelphia 76ers player heading into December

Here is one thought on every player of the Philadelphia 76ers as they head into December.

The Philadelphia 76ers have played 22 games thus far in the 2022-23 season as they now get set to head into the December portion of their schedule. It has been a bit of an up-and-down season for the Sixers thus far at 12-10, but they have been dealing with a slew of injuries as well.

With Philadelphia in the middle of a 3-game road trip, now is the time to evaluate each player on the Sixers and their contributions to the team thus far. Obviously, the focus is on Joel Embiid as he continues to guide the Sixers and get everybody on the same page, but others have performed well for Philadelphia as well in tough circumstances.

Matisse Thybulle goes into detail of Tobias Harris’ leadership, toughness

Matisse Thybulle goes into detail to praise Tobias Harris’ leadership and toughness for the Philadelphia 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA–Tobias Harris is technically only the No. 4 option for the Philadelphia 76ers, but he does a little bit of everything while out on the floor. He scores, he rebounds, he passes the ball well, he defends, and he is also this team’s vocal leader when things go awry.

A perfect example of his leadership and toughness has been during this recent stretch with the team being so short-handed. Harris is averaging 23 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 52.1% from the floor over the past five games, four of them without Joel Embiid before the big fella returned on Monday.

In their most recent win over the Atlanta Hawks, Harris carried Philadelphia’s offense before Embiid got going as he scored 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting with 10 rebounds. His play has been an example of his entire career of doing whatever the team needs to win and Matisse Thybulle went into deep detail about how Harris has done just that.

Player grades: Joel Embiid returns, Sixers top Hawks for 3rd straight win

Joel Embiid returns as the Philadelphia 76ers top the Atlanta Hawks for a 3rd consecutive win.

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Monday to take on the Atlanta Hawks looking to build off their recent success. They had won three of their last four games entering the contest on Monday and they also welcomed back a certain large human back to the lineup.

Joel Embiid returned to the Sixers after missing four games due to a left mid-foot sprain and he had a solid night of 30 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists to lead Philadelphia on the night while making a huge defensive play late to seal it. Due to his efforts, the Sixers were able to walk away with a 104-101 victory for their third straight win.

Tobias Harris had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Shake Milton added 21 points, seven assists, and five rebounds, and Georges Niang had nine off the bench. De’Anthony Melton added nine and five assists.

Here are the player grades following the win:

Full injury report for Joel Embiid, Sixers in home matchup vs. Hawks

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they get set to take on the Atlanta Hawks.

The Philadelphia 76ers will return home on Monday from a 3-game road trip to take on the Atlanta Hawks. This will be the third matchup with the Hawks this month alone and, with this matchup, it brings some new wrinkles to the injury report.

The Sixers have been so short-handed over the past few games as they have been playing without three starters, but there is a possibility that they get at least one of them back.

Joel Embiid, who has missed four games in a row due to a left mid-foot sprain, is listed as questionable for Monday’s matchup with the Hawks. Matisse Thybulle, who missed every game on the road trip due to an ankle issue, is also listed as questionable while PJ Tucker is listed as probable with his own left ankle issue.

James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, and Jaden Springer all remain out.

If Embiid can give it a go on Monday, it would provide a rather huge lift to the Sixers out on the floor and a Thybulle return would help Philadelphia on the defensive end and in their depth department.

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Matisse Thybulle out for Sixers vs. Hornets due to an ankle injury

Matisse Thybulle is out for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Charlotte Hornets due to a nagging ankle issue.

The Philadelphia 76ers hit the road to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday to begin a three-game trip. They already knew they would be down three starters. Now they will be down one of their top defenders as well.

Matisse Thybulle, who has been hampered by an ankle issue in recent games, will be held out against the Hornets. The Sixers needed bodies recently so the defensive standout did his best to ensure he would be available, but he just didn’t look like himself.

Thybulle missed the second half of Tuesday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets and he will miss the game in Charlotte due to left ankle tenosynovitis.

This is nothing new for the Sixers at the moment. They have been hit with the injury bug all season and the challenge now will be to continue to find a way to win.

Tipoff from the Spectrum Center is set for 7 p.m. EST.

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Player grades: Short-handed Sixers shock Ben Simmons, Nets in a win

The shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers find a way to overcome Ben Simmons and the high-powered Brooklyn Nets.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers hosted an old friend in Ben Simmons on Tuesday when the Brooklyn Nets paid a visit to the Wells Fargo Center. This one was expected to be a blowout loss considering who was on the other side for the Nets, but the Sixers had other plans.

Philadelphia received production from just about everybody and pulled off a shocker of a win, 115-106. Considering the Sixers were without Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey and lost Matisse Thybulle in the second half, this looked like a loss. Simmons had 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting, 11 assists and seven rebounds.

Tobias Harris had 24 points and six rebounds, De’Anthony Melton had 22 points. Georges Niang had 16 points and five rebounds. Shake Milton added 16 points, six assists and five rebounds. Paul Reed was a big help with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Montrezl Harrell had six points and seven rebounds as the starter.

Here are the player grades following the win:

Doc Rivers gives injury updates on Sixers’ Matisse Thybulle, PJ Tucker

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers gives more injury updates on Matisse Thybulle and PJ Tucker.

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers have been dealing with a handful of injuries recently to the likes of James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, and Tobias Harris as well as a key rotational piece in Furkan Korkmaz. Now, it appears that they will have to include more names to that list.

Matisse Thybulle only played five minutes in Saturday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and it was obvious that he wasn’t himself. He wasn’t active or mobile out on the floor and he didn’t play in the second half as he continues to deal with an ankle injury.

Then, there was PJ Tucker. The veteran did not start the second half as Georges Niang was out there with the starters to begin the third quarter. Coach Doc Rivers gave an update on each after the loss.