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Injured 76ers Rookie Ben Simmons Won't Play This Season

... for veteran center Andrew Bogut, young swingman Justin Anderson and a top-18 protected first-round draft pick. On Wednesday, the Sixers traded forward Ersan Ilyasova to Atlanta. Center Jahlil Okafor, the No. 3 pick in 2015, is still around, even though he was mentioned in trade speculation and hasn't played much because of Embiid's emergence. "The market for (Okafor) was much more broad, but the right deal did not present itself," Colangelo said. Noel will be a restricted free agent after this season, a major factor in his trade and the reason why the return wasn't near his value. "I've often said I won't make a bad deal," Colangelo said. "Yesterday, I made the best deal I could and it was the right move for this organization.". The rebuilding Sixers have already doubled last year's win total. They're 21-35 entering Friday night's game against Washington. "As we move forward, there's a lot of brightness on the horizon," Colangelo said. "We feel like we've taken a massive stride forward.". Subscribe to News OK's Sports Headlines. Stay on top of all the sports news in ...

Ben Simmons' Foot Injury Reportedly Hasn't Fully Healed After Surgery

... right foot during training camp, but a recent scan reportedly showed the rookie isn't ready to suit up yet. Citing a source, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey  reported that "a foot scan on Jan. 23 showed that his foot was not fully healed.". However, sources also told Pompey that Simmons will visit the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York next week to "determine if his right foot is fully healed.". Furthermore, Pompey wrote, "A source reiterated that the lack of full healing isn't a result of the on-court drills in which Simmons participates.". Sixers president Bryan Colangelo later  released a statement regarding Simmons’ injury. We continue to monitor the recovery of Ben’s injury and are employing a conservative and thoughtful approach to his rehabilitative program, basing his return to full basketball activity on the advice and direction of medical professionals. His next CT scan is scheduled for February 23, after which our medical team will thoroughly review and evaluate his status moving forward. ...

76ers’ No. 1 Pick Ben Simmons Out For Season

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Scan Shows Ben Simmons’ Foot Not Fully Healed

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Will Ben Simmons Actually Play This Season

... right foot isn't 100 percent healed. While not necessarily cause for major concern, there's definitely a reason to pause before making any serious attempt to ramp up the rehab for game action. In addition to the injury itself is the timeframe of a potential return. Simmons is scheduled to meet with a specialist this week and even if he is declared fully healthy, the Sixers have only 26 games remaining in the regular season. With head coach Brett Brown previously stating that the No. 1 overall pick would need five days of full practice before suiting up — which almost never happens because of an NBA schedule — the odds of Simmons' making his debut appear slim. On top of all that, there is Simmons' camp. Almost immediately after the former LSU star suffered the foot injury, there were reports that agent Rich Paul didn't want him to play this season. Obviously, that's keeping an eye on Simmons' health, but the other eye is certainly on marketing. Paul's Klutch Sports Group would prefer a full season of play for Simmons in an attempt for the point-forward to travel to each city in the league, participate in All-Star weekend festivities and have a shot at Rookie of the ...

How Will Ben Simmons Compare To Rubio

... a projected 18.4 percent) and more minutes - a lot more minutes - than anyone could have imagined, and you get a great story, if not necessarily a great NBA player. "I realize we haven't seen him play yet, except in Summer League, but I don't get why so many experts think Ben Simmons will be a more impactful player than another great passer who can't shoot, Ricky Rubio. Rubio, at least, is a long, effective defender. There are major questions about Simmons' defense, shooting and competitiveness." -Alan Reder. Usually, this gets phrased as "6-foot-10 Rajon Rondo " - which I think would be an awfully good player, assuming we're talking prime Rondo - but we can take this version, too. Something I think is often lost in the Rubio discussion is that he's not just a poor outside shooter, but also a poor finisher. Per __link__ , he's shot 47.6 percent career inside three feet. Simmons needs to improve his left hand around the basket - odd for a player who's ostensibly ...

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Sixers Look Forward To Results Of Ben Simmons' Ct Scan Thursday

... to go. The Sixers sealed the game with three final free throws. The Wizards had been 9-1 over their last 10 games. The Sixers snapped the Wizards' four-game winning streak. Inside the box score. • Holmes maximized his playing time after the Noel trade to post 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks off the bench. • Saric recorded a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double with four assists in 33 minutes. • Covington drained five treys in his 25-point, 11-rebound double-double over 39 minutes. • Gerald Henderson added 20 points in the starting lineup. • Beal’s monster scoring included shooting 15 for 25 from the field, 2 for 8 from three and 8 for 10 from the line. • Wall scored 29 points with 14 assists, eight rebounds and six turnovers. • Marcin Gortat recorded his seventh straight double-double against the Sixers going back to February of last season. Anderson, Splitter on the bench. Newly-acquired Justin Anderson and Tiago Splitter watched their first game as Sixers from the bench. Splitter has not played yet this season because of injuries. Anderson was available ...

I Can't Wait To Coach Him

... with Embiid’s injury, could lend itself to an increased role for Holmes. “I think in that environment, it wouldn’t seem out of the ordinary for Richaun to get a start from time to time,” Brown said. Even if he remains on the second unit, Holmes proved he can provide a spark off the bench. Dario Saric noted how Holmes’ impact on both ends of the floor bolsters the frontcourt in addition to a more offensively-minded Okafor (11 points, two rebounds). “I think he played unbelievably good in both ways,” Saric said. “Everybody knows he’s an elite guy finishing around the rim, and he stepped in Nerlens’ place, he replaced him unbelievably good. I hope he will get the same minutes for the next game because we have Jahlil, who is more like a post-up player, who likes more to score from the low-post block, and we for sure need some guy like Richaun who will play in both ways.". Perhaps the person least surprised by Holmes' game was Holmes himself. It was the result he puts in long hours to produce. “It’s all about the grind,” he ...

Joel Embiid To Miss 4 More Games; Ben Simmons Has Ct Scan

... have people think about me all the time instead of just saying when I was going to be back. So I'm happy that they did that today and said that I’m out for the next four games.". In other Sixers news, rookie Ben Simmons was scheduled to have a CT scan on his surgically repaired right foot Thursday afternoon. Simmons has missed the entire season after fracturing the foot Sept. 30 in the final scrimmage of training camp. The Sixers said on Wednesday that results of Simmons' CT scan might not be released for a few days to give the medical staff time to examine them. As for speculation that Simmons won't play in the final 26 games regardless of Thursday's results, coach Brett Brown said he couldn't clear that matter up at this time. Brown repeated his plan of using Simmons as a point guard on offense when the No. 1 overall pick in June's draft is healthy enough to play. Enjoying our ...

Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons Ranked High On Espn's Top 25 Under 25

... future potential, and unsurprisingly a pair of Sixers made the list. Joel Embiid ranked fourth, after Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl-Anthony Towns. Ben Simmons was 10 th, a spot after Andre Drummond and before Andrew Wiggins. "Embiid is the biggest challenger to Towns for 'best center' in future seasons," Thorpe wrote. "He is every bit the scorer Towns is and has similar versatility and ball skills. He is also a better shooter (36.7 percent from 3 this year vs. 33.7 percent for Towns) and shot blocker (more than doubles Towns' block rate). "In time he'll have no excuse to not be an elite rebounder as well, thanks to his size and agility. As with Towns, his efficiency will spike as more experienced (and talented) players surround him.". Embiid, the overwhelming Rookie of the Year favorite , is averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds. Extrapolate those numbers over 36 minutes - a realistic mark, given Towns' average of ...