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Former Sixer Myles Powell signs with East Asia Super League

Myles Powell averaged 1.2 points in 11 games as a two-way contractee with Philadelphia in 2021-22.

After an uninspiring Summer League with the Philadelphia 76ers, Myles Powell is headed abroad.

Powell averaged 1.2 points in 11 games as a two-way contractee with Philadelphia in 2021-22. He shot below 30% from the field and below 20% from the 3-point line.

According to independent NBA insider Marc Stein, Powell and Andrew Nicholson, who had several cups of coffee in the NBA, are taking their talents to the Bay Area Dragons:

In fairness to the Seton Hall product, there wasn’t an abundance of opportunity for him with the Sixers. But for a guy who made his name as a shooter and crafty scorer in college, Powell did not prove much in his limited opportunity.

Perhaps he’ll get another look in the NBA at some point, but physical limitations figure to inhibit him. In a league that currently salivates over multi-positional versatility, size, and athleticism, Powell is just 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds.

If he gets another chance to play domestically, Powell is going to need to do better than two-point and three-point splits of .364 and .167 to sell himself.

For now, though, Powell will have a chance to make some money, travel abroad, and play real minutes instead of observing his teammates from a bench in Philadelphia.

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Observations from Charles Bassey, Sixers in SLC summer win over Jazz

Here are some observations as the Philadelphia 76ers knocked off the Utah Jazz in the Salt Lake City summer league win on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers continued their Salt Lake City summer league tour on Wednesday when they took on the Utah Jazz looking to bounce back from a loss on Tuesday. They would have to do so without the services of Paul Reed, Isaiah Joe, and Jaden Springer who all sat out in this one due to reconditioning.

With those players being out, it allowed others to chine and show off some of their game. It also allowed Trevelin Queen to make his summer debut with the Sixers and it allowed Charles Bassey to do more with Reed sitting out. The result was an 86-82 win over the Jazz with Bassey scoring 17 points and nine rebounds.

Charlie Brown Jr. had 12 points and two steals, Queen had 15 and four rebounds, and Cassius Winston added 11 and six assists. Myles Powell had 13 and four steals off the bench while Julian Champagnie pulled down 10 rebounds for Philadelphia in this one.

Here are some observations from the summer league win:

Stay or go: Predicting what Sixers will do with their 5 free agents

Here are some predictions on what the Philadelphia 76ers will do with their five free agents heading into the 2022 offseason.

As the Philadelphia 76ers navigate the offseason, there are only so many avenues the team can use to improve.

At the moment, the Sixers have the $6.4 million taxpayer mid-level exception they can use in free agency. They could also gain the full $10.3 million mid-level exception if they cut Danny Green. Such a move would make sense since Green will miss most, if not all, of the upcoming season due to a torn ACL and LCL.

There is also the big James Harden dilemma. The Sixers acquired the future Hall of Famer at the deadline. He has a $47 million player option for the 2022-23 season, but can the Sixers negotiate with him to get a deal done that can also improve the roster?

Free agency in the NBA will begin sometime around when the new league year begins on July 1 — no official date has been given yet — and the Sixers have five free agents according to Spotrac.

We predict who stays and who goes:

One thought on every Philadelphia 76ers player at the All-Star break

Here is one thought on every member of the Philadelphia 76ers as they head into the All-Star break.

The Philadelphia 76ers will go into the All-Star break with a 35-23 record and in third place in the Eastern Conference despite all of the adversity. The Ben Simmons saga was a dark cloud hanging over the franchise no matter what it did on the court all season.

With the addition of James Harden after sending Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers hope they can move forward with the new duo of Harden and Joel Embiid and forget about the Simmons saga.

Of course, the Sixers will have to battle with the Nets as well as the Milwaukee Bucks and others in the East, but this is a talented roster that seems to buy into coach Doc Rivers and what he is trying to get across to his team.

At the break, here is one thought on every player on this team’s roster:

2021-22 Philadelphia 76ers roster after the big James Harden trade

Here is a look at the new Philadelphia 76ers roster with the trade of James Harden.

The Philadelphia 76ers made their big move. They moved Ben Simmons away to the Brooklyn Nets to acquire James Harden and they will look to continue to grow a championship team around Harden and Joel Embiid as they move forward.

The trade does not come without risk as the Sixers moved their best shooter in the form of Seth Curry as well as their backup big man in Andre Drummond to the Nets in this deal. However, they were able to now bring in a superstar perimeter player to team up with Embiid and Tobias Harris in order to try and get the job done moving forward.

With that being said, let’s now take a look at this team’s roster with Harden here now to team up with the big fella:

Player grades: Joel Embiid returns, but Sixers fall at home to Wizards

Joel Embiid returned to the floor, but the Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Washington Wizards at home.

The Philadelphia 76ers entered Wednesday’s home contest with the Washington Wizards feeling confident about themselves. They had just come off an emotional overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies while Joel Embiid rested and they were welcoming Embiid back to the lineup on Wednesday.

However, the team did start a bit flat and the Wizards took advantage of it as they built a lead of 12 before the Sixers showed some life and took the lead, but they eventually fell at home 106-103 as they could not execute down the stretch. The Wizards were just too much for Philadelphia as the Sixers did not get enough out of their bench unit in this one. Washington held a 53-27 edge in bench points.

Embiid led the way for the Sixers with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists, Tyrese Maxey had 22 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and Tobias Harris had 18 and nine rebounds. Isaiah Joe hopped off the bench and had 11 points as well with Georges Niang adding 12.

Here are the player grades following the tough loss:

Sixers player grades: Joel Embiid leads in win over Rockets, 7th straight win

Joel Embiid leads the Philadelphia 76ers to a win over the Houston Rockets for their 7th straight win.

The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to continue their winning ways as they took a trip to the Lone Star State for a date with the Houston Rockets. The Sixers were missing the likes of Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton, and Seth Curry as they all were dealing with an ailment, but it didn’t matter on this night.

As long as Joel Embiid is healthy, the Sixers always have a shot and the big fella had himself yet another dominant night on Monday to lead Philadelphia to a 111-91 win over the Rockets for their seventh straight win. Embiid finished with 31 points, eight rebounds, and six assists as he once again dominated the Rockets for the second time in a week. This is also the seventh straight game where Embiid has scored 30+ points.

Furkan Korkmaz added 12 points and six rebounds, Tobias Harris added 13 points, Matisse Thybulle had 10 and three steals, and Andre Drummond had 13 and 11 boards. Georges Niang added eight and Isaiah Joe had 10 off the bench.

Here are the player grades following the win:

Sixers player grades: Joel Embiid has another big game in win over Magic

Joel Embiid had himself another big performance to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Orlando Magic on the road.

The Philadelphia 76ers entered a matchup with the Orlando Magic riding a 4-game win streak as it looked like they were beginning to move forward and gain some momentum in what has been an up and down season thus far. The Sixers squeaked past the Magic in their first matchup so they knew this one would be similar.

In what was truly a back and forth affair, the Sixers were able to come away with a 116-106 win over the Magic. Joel Embiid had another big game as he finished with 31 points and five rebounds with four assists and he even shared the court with Andre Drummond in a critical stretch in the third quarter to get the Sixers back in it after they fell behind by 10.

Seth Curry added 20 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds Furkan Korkmaz added 20 points, Tobias Harris had 22, eight rebounds and four assists, and Drummond added 12 and eight boards off the bench.

Here are the player grades following a win in Orlando:

Sixers guards Tyler Johnson, Myles Powell enter protocols, out vs. Nets

The Philadelphia 76ers will also be without Tyler Johnson and Myles Powell against the Brooklyn Nets.

The Philadelphia 76ers will be dealing with a lot as they get set to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday at the Barclays Center. They already knew that Danny Green would be out and Shake Milton would be questionable due to the health and safety protocols, but then they found out coach Doc Rivers would be out as well.

On top of that, two more Sixers will enter the protocols with Tyler Johnson and Myles Powell now entering the protocols and they will both be out against the Nets. With Green out and Milton questionable, it would have been nice for the Sixers to have Johnson to lean on off their bench.

Philadelphia did have some good COVID news when they found out that Andre Drummond had cleared the protocols and he would return to the lineup on Thursday. He practiced with the team on Wednesday so despite Johnson and Powell being out, the Sixers can still field the required eight players for this matchup.

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Explaining the NBA’s hardship exception and the free agents who signed as replacement players

Explaining what hardship exceptions and replacement players mean as COVID-19 protocols hit the NBA.

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, the NBA has required a large share of “replacement players” to fill in for the players who are in health and safety protocols. And so far, more than 100 players have reportedly entered the league’s health and safety protocols so far this month, per ESPN’s Baxter Holmes.

But how exactly do the “replacement players” work?

Essentially, the NBA’s hardship exception allows teams to exceed the 15-man roster limit if more than three players on the roster are each going to miss extended time due to illness or injury. Typically, teams weren’t allowed to apply for the hardship exception before Jan. 5.

But starting last season, the league changed the policy to allow earlier exceptions. And as of earlier this week, effective Dec. 19 until Jan. 19, the NBA is allowing teams to sign one replacement player for each player on their roster who tests positive for COVID-19.

While there are some big names (e.g. Isaiah Thomas, Lance Stephenson, CJ Miles) who have signed as replacement players, there are lots of promising young NBA hopefuls who are hoping to use this opportunity as a chance to stick around the league.

Not all of the players below were signed through hardship exceptions and some transactions (e.g. DeMarcus Cousins and Wesley Matthews to the Milwaukee Bucks) may have happened anyway during a normal season.

But below, based on the NBA’s transaction log and reporting from the league’s top insiders, you can find a live tracker of all the players who have signed new deals with NBA teams over the course of the past month.