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  12.    <title>NBA Games to watch in the season’s fateful final week</title>
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  20.  &lt;p&gt;Playoff previews, implications, and intensity to cap off a wild NBA season. Let’s do this. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="FodzT6"&gt;And just like that, we have one week of NBA regular season action left. While that will lead to sighs of relief for &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/"&gt;Sixers&lt;/a&gt; fans, a brief respite of stress and anger until the draft lottery rolls around, many teams in the association are in jaw-clenching and hair-pulling time. &lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="rLVUGr"&gt;Particularly, those teams in seeds 3-8 of the Western Conference, who are about as close as can be. One day they have homecourt advantage, the next they are in the play-in. This week’s game to watch column will largely focus on those teams. But the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks are still jostling for position in the East, so they’ll get some love here, too. &lt;/p&gt;
  22. &lt;p id="weYguy"&gt;It is going to be a wild week. So, get the calendar ready and book your couch time. It’s time to celebrate the end of this dreadful Sixers season by watching high-intensity, high-stakes, highly skilled hoops. I know you’ve been starved of it. &lt;/p&gt;
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  25. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;1 week to go. &lt;a href="https://t.co/nddjpArQeQ"&gt;pic.twitter.com/nddjpArQeQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1909079155997864235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 7, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  30. &lt;p id="eTSCMU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 8:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.canishoopus.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minnesota Timberwolves&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; @ &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.brewhoop.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Milwaukee Bucks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The seventh-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves are one of five Western Conference teams with 32 losses. Every single game they play from here on out is vitally important. Unfortunately for them, they’ll face Giannis Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP playing the best basketball of his life. &lt;/p&gt;
  31. &lt;p id="Rwkc9O"&gt;He’s dropped at least 30 points in his last six games. Over his last three, he’s averaging 36 points on 63% field goal with 13.7 assists and 11.7 rebounds. He backed up a 35/20/17 game with a 37/10/15 one. If not for Denver’s Nikola Jokic, those would be historic stat lines. He’s been unstoppable, but the Timberwolves might be able to slow him down just enough. &lt;/p&gt;
  32. &lt;p id="7t8glt"&gt;They’ve gone 12-3 in their last 15 games and, on the back of the third-best offensive rating and 10-best defensive rating, earned the fifth-best net rating in that time. Rudy Gobert has the second-best defensive rating of all players playing at least 25 minutes per game in that stretch. Him vs Giannis will be an enthralling matchup of rim warfare punctuated by time-warping dunks or blocks. &lt;/p&gt;
  33. &lt;p id="8LjPqQ"&gt;On offense, Anthony Edwards has had a fantastic end to the season and should cook a wilting and weak Bucks perimeter. He, too, could detonate at the rim, maybe all over Giannis or Brook Lopez. But everyone knows how dangerous he is. &lt;/p&gt;
  34. &lt;p id="jVsKd8"&gt;The X-Factor for this team now and through the playoffs is Julius Randle. Randle has had an inconsistent season, but has rounded into form recently, averaging an efficient 18 points in his last 15 games. But can that last? And can it contribute to a deep playoff run? Those are the questions that have to be answered positively for this T’Wolves team in this home stretch. We’ll find out a portion of the answer on Tuesday night. &lt;/p&gt;
  35. &lt;div id="2r8QGG"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OQMg4Ma55ls?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  36. &lt;p id="fylUTM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 9:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thedreamshake.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; @ Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;After falling to the fifth seed in mid-March, the Houston Rockets rediscovered their athletic and scrappy stride, riding an 11-2 run to secure themselves as the West’s second seed.&lt;/p&gt;
  37. &lt;p id="TRrBxJ"&gt;Since Mar. 13, the beginning of that run, the Rockets have the third-best offense, the fifth-best defense, and the third-best net rating. They’ve beaten Golden State and Oklahoma City in their last two games, but have also fallen to the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers recently. &lt;/p&gt;
  38. &lt;p id="505xrH"&gt;They’re undoubtedly exciting and one of the most well-coached teams in the league, but,  regarding a deep playoff run, they’re the least trustworthy team in the West’s top six. They don’t have a bona fide offensive star, and their offense can look flawed and cluttered at times. The wins over OKC and Golden State prove they can win big games, but this matchup against the Clippers will be another big test. And it may be a first-round preview. &lt;/p&gt;
  39. &lt;p id="OAyaNr"&gt;I mentioned that the Rockets have the third-best net rating since Mar. 13. The Clippers have the best. And they have the best defense. And they have the second-best offense. They’ve climbed up to the fifth seed after living in the play-in seeds for the majority of the year (but that could and will change every day). &lt;/p&gt;
  40. &lt;p id="hwDQJ7"&gt;So, how have they done it? Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi Leonard is how they’ve done it. Yes, James Harden has been a brilliant distributor, Ivica Zubac is playing like a top-five center, and Tyronn Lue has squeezed out 120% of the defensive juice this roster has in them. But Kawhi Leonard is the cyborg that terrorized the East that one year (let’s not talk about it) and should be terrifying the West this season. &lt;/p&gt;
  41. &lt;p id="OpTkCT"&gt;Since Mar. 13, he’s averaging 26 points on 56% from the field and &lt;em&gt;50% from three. &lt;/em&gt;He is so clinical getting to his spots every single possession and is buoyed by Harden’s ability to manipulate a defense with a few dribbles and a pick-and-roll action here. Kawhi has lost a step on defense, but he’s still one of the best at getting a stop when he truly locks in.&lt;/p&gt;
  42. &lt;p id="1LSSlh"&gt;Boardman is back, and the West should be wary.  &lt;/p&gt;
  43. &lt;div id="Y9rSmX"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x_iDZMtkMuk?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  44. &lt;p id="TvFkik"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 10:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minnesota Timberwolves @ Memphis Grizzlies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Minnesota Timberwolves should feel hard done by. In their last 17 games, they’ve gone 14-3 (the Clippers have the same record in that time). In that stretch, they’ve gone from the ninth seed to the eighth seed. The West life is a tough life. &lt;/p&gt;
  45. &lt;p id="CNDi4R"&gt;But a strong close to the season can change all. And they should have a chance to gain some momentum against a turbulent Memphis Grizzlies squad. After firing their former head coach, Taylor Jenkins, at the end of March, the Grizzlies have fallen from the fifth seed to the eighth seed. Yikes. &lt;/p&gt;
  46. &lt;p id="0B7Lmi"&gt;Things were going awry before the firing — until beating the Pistons a couple of nights ago, the team hadn’t beaten a team over .500 since Feb. 2. But even if you don’t like their moves, you cannot fire the choreographer two weeks before the big dance. Regardless, Jenkins’ dismissal and the immense talent still on the roster make the Grizzlies one of the most interesting teams in the West playoff mix. Interesting doesn’t mean good. It just means fireworks potential. Will they implode? Will they rally and go on a run? Will Ja stop with the finger guns?&lt;/p&gt;
  47. &lt;p id="F0mwdf"&gt;Another reason to watch this game is that Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards are playing in it. The two best guard dunkers in the game. Each of them has a phenomenal defensive big backing them up, with decent role players, too. There’s high stakes, plenty to prove, and posterizer potential. That’s the NBA, baby. &lt;/p&gt;
  48. &lt;div id="J5IYnj"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/urbtRyGlOuw?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  49. &lt;p id="Lf1UX1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 11:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston Rockets @ &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Memphis Grizzlies @ Denver Nuggets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;There are no games on Apr. 12, so I’ve highlighted two to watch today. &lt;/p&gt;
  50. &lt;p id="71R1Nq"&gt;Houston vs. Lakers seems set to be a second-round matchup. Here, we’ll have a preview (though there is a risk of players resting). They’ve played twice already this season. One game was a four-point Houston victory, the other was a six-point Lakers victory. These teams, despite vast differences in age, experience, and offensive firepower, match up closely. &lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;p id="qaTnoL"&gt;The Rockets play most of their offense through their center, Alperen Sengun. He does his work in the post, nifty footwork and convincing fakes helping him get to the rim. The Lakers don’t have a starter-level center (Sorry, Jaxson Hayes). So, in their previous matchup, LeBron James guarded him for most of the game. And he did alright. Sengun only had 14 points, but he also had seven assists and nearly orchestrated the offense to a win. &lt;/p&gt;
  52. &lt;p id="zLF1mo"&gt;The Rockets also have Jalen Green, an explosive guard scorer who dropped 33 points on the Lakers back in January. That was before the Luka trade, but the Luka trade didn’t make the Lakers’ perimeter defense any better.&lt;/p&gt;
  53. &lt;p id="Zs2V9b"&gt;It’s weird. You’d expect one of Sengun or Green to go off against the Lakers every time. But the Lakers’ experience and length make things extremely difficult on both players. It’s something to look out for in this Friday night matchup and beyond into playoff hypotheticals. &lt;/p&gt;
  54. &lt;p id="hHpS2N"&gt;Amen Thompson needs a mention here, too. His defense is otherworldly, and he’s a freak athlete. Not freak like ‘oh that dog looks weird’, freak like ‘how the fuck is that a real thing I’m looking at?’. But that’s been well-documented. I wanted to briefly mention a signature move of his I really like.&lt;/p&gt;
  55. &lt;p id="HNalDW"&gt;It’s a euro-step on steroids, so maybe a hemisphere-step? Coming in from the corner (where he’s left alone since he can’t shoot), he leaps to baseline, then to near the restricted area line, then back to the rim. It’s helped him score in the clutch and might be unstoppable with the ground he covers. &lt;/p&gt;
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  60. &lt;p id="oAPyjh"&gt;The other game is between the Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies. Like the Grizzlies, the end of the Nuggets’ season has been poor — and they also fired their head coach at the strangest of times. They’ve lost four straight and are in real danger of falling into the play-in. That’s despite Nikola Jokic averaging 45 points, 10.7 assists and 12.3 rebounds on ridiculous efficiency in his last three games (he didn’t play in one of the losses). &lt;/p&gt;
  61. &lt;p id="wW8EEN"&gt;The fact that these Herculean efforts have gone unvictorious is scary for the Nuggets. What more can he do? Someone else must step up. During the team’s mid-season resurgence, it was Jamal Murray doing that. But he’s injured once again. &lt;/p&gt;
  62. &lt;p id="kPhI1B"&gt;The game vs. Memphis is a huge one in a week full of huge ones. Jokic didn’t play in either of the team’s two matchups this season (one win, one loss), so we don’t have a real idea of how the Grizz will guard Jokic, but their massive frontcourt suggests they’ll do alright. &lt;/p&gt;
  63. &lt;p id="rXcAyD"&gt;Rookie Zach Edey has the size to trouble Jokic, and Jaren Jackson Jr, one of the favorites for Defensive Player of the Year, can roam and double or help when Jokic does initially beat Edey. It’s a frountcourt matchup that will likely decide the game, and therefore potentially who ends up in the play-in or not. Huge. &lt;/p&gt;
  64. &lt;div id="yxH4Ac"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIAsAoQsRao?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  65. &lt;p id="CLKAbf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 12: NO GAMES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  66. &lt;p id="rRXlYS"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apr. 13:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detroit Pistons&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; @ Milwaukee Bucks;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Clippers @ &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Golden State Warriors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston Rockets @ Denver Nuggets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Every team is playing on the last day of the NBA regular season. Fifteen games are slotted into two time slots, so there’s no tomfoolery of losing games for a perceived better playoff matchup. The above three I’ve highlighted are the most important in terms of playoff seeding. &lt;/p&gt;
  67. &lt;p id="o4mpOL"&gt;Detroit vs. Milwaukee likely decides the East’s fifth seed. The fifth seed will play the Indiana Pacers in the first round, the sixth seed will play the New York Knicks. Detroit and Milwaukee also play on Friday night, and are only separated by a game and a half. If Milwaukee wins that Friday night matchup, they’ve likely secured the fifth seed, and this game becomes moot. But if they don’t, this game will be playoff-like. &lt;/p&gt;
  68. &lt;p id="Ov5lRo"&gt;Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors likely decides the fifth or sixth seed, but could also catapult the winner to the fourth seed, and sink the loser to the play-in seeds. It will be high stakes no matter how the rest of the week plays out. It will be cinema. Kawhi Leonard vs Jimmy Butler. James Harden vs. Steph Curry. Steve Kerr vs. Tyronn Lue. &lt;/p&gt;
  69. &lt;p id="6Xrrrq"&gt;Old foes with veteran rosters who all understand the gravitas of the game and know how to win such contents. Draymond Green will be his troublesome self and the Clippers heroic defense will throw everything they have at Curry. This is the No. 1 game on the NBA’s final slate. &lt;/p&gt;
  70. &lt;p id="nlQCCv"&gt;While Houston may have locked up the two seed at this point, the Denver Nuggets will have locked nothing up, and, if they lose, are at real risk of locking themselves out of the top six. They have no easy games left (the ‘easiest’ being against a surging Sacramento squad). &lt;/p&gt;
  71. &lt;p id="KTPf0G"&gt;This game might end up being a breeze for them if Houston decides to rest players, but this is also a Nuggets team that famously lost a pivotal late game last regular season. I pray that an inexperienced Houston squad wants a taste of playoff intensity and plays all their guys. If they do, we are all in for a treat. &lt;/p&gt;
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  91.  &lt;p&gt;Plenty of questions surrounding the Sixers as their present and future could collide in a hurry this offseason.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="1Nbh2f"&gt;With another loss in the books, the &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com"&gt;Sixers&lt;/a&gt; are close to clinching the fifth-best &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba-draft"&gt;NBA Draft&lt;/a&gt; lottery odds. If they do keep their first-round pick this season, it will fall in the top six, setting up an interesting collision course between the team’s present and future.&lt;/p&gt;
  92. &lt;p id="LSYd1q"&gt;That feels like the tone of this week’s mailbag. Let’s dive right into your questions!&lt;/p&gt;
  93. &lt;p id="RUzUAc"&gt;(A couple reminders — I ask for questions every Monday and will hang around the comments, while Bryan Toporek asks for questions every Wednesday.)&lt;/p&gt;
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  97.  &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 8px"&gt;JojoTheProcessEmbiid&lt;/div&gt;
  98.  &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What’s the news on Embiid’s knee surgery, and the story behind the Sixers trying to get him to play through the injury?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  101. &lt;p id="fkifSX"&gt;Full disclosure that I don’t have any real inside info here, so take my opinion for what it’s worth.&lt;/p&gt;
  102. &lt;p id="ElS6C3"&gt;I think the idea of there being “tension” between Embiid and the team is being overblown. Of course there’s going to be “tension” when you’re talking about a player who means so much to the franchise and whose career could be in the balance. The stakes are enormous for the Sixers, but they’re even bigger for Embiid. No decisions are going to be black and white or made lightly.&lt;/p&gt;
  103. &lt;p id="4r4jqe"&gt;In a situation like this, surgery has to be the last choice. You do everything you can before making the decision to go under the knife. The Sixers were likely listening to the medical experts who believed over time that the pain and swelling in Embiid’s knee would subside. Obviously frustrated with the constant pain and swelling, Embiid wanted to take the aggressive approach. &lt;/p&gt;
  104. &lt;p id="iwKYsA"&gt;In any case, I’m not sure there’s any added tension to what there’s been in the past with Embiid regarding his health decisions. The Sixers are listening to the medical experts. Embiid is doing that but he’s also listening to his body. There are going to be disagreements.&lt;/p&gt;
  105. &lt;p id="dzUjgf"&gt;As for the surgery itself, it’s my understanding that an arthroscopic procedure will clean up any scar tissue, something Embiid could very well have after returning to the floor so quickly after his previous surgery. It could also help blood flow and promote healing to the area, hopefully allowing the pain and swelling to subside. It won’t make his knee magically grow more meniscus, but maybe it helps him. He should have a nice, long recovery period ahead of the 2025-26 season.&lt;/p&gt;
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  109.  &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 8px"&gt;Phillyrevival&lt;/div&gt;
  110.  &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you think PG is washed or still has juice left? Any advanced stats to suggest one or the other? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  111. &lt;/div&gt;
  112. &lt;/div&gt;
  113. &lt;p id="ntLXRO"&gt;Washed? No. An All-Star player? I’m not sure. The answer is probably somewhere in the middle.&lt;/p&gt;
  114. &lt;p id="AImQZY"&gt;Context is important here. George hyperextended his knee in the preseason and never seemed to recover from it. His groin/hip issues later in the season were likely results of compensating for his knee. Add his finger issue into the mix — the tear in his pinkie was so bad he couldn’t even straighten it — and George never really stood a chance this season.&lt;/p&gt;
  115. &lt;p id="W56mWW"&gt;I give him credit for trying to play through it all, especially with Embiid missing so much time, but it feels like he would’ve been better served letting his body heal a bit more. There were games where he was pretty ineffective and just looked physically limited.&lt;/p&gt;
  116. &lt;p id="rliE3o"&gt;If you’re looking for a ray of hope, consider George’s month of January — the time before the finger injury occurred and the groin/hip issues seemed to creep up. In nine games, he averaged 21.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals with 46.8/45.2/93.8 shooting splits. &lt;/p&gt;
  117. &lt;p id="GcUxBk"&gt;When healthy, George can still really shoot it, provide complementary playmaking, and help on the glass. Defensively he was still sharp. He averaged 4.0 deflections per game this season, which was a top-five mark in the NBA. The Sixers’ defense was better in the games he played because he’s a great communicator and almost served as a quarterback for the defense.&lt;/p&gt;
  118. &lt;p id="3rjgCe"&gt;The issue is health. George is about to turn 35. Can he be healthier than he was this season? The bar is low there. The Sixers don’t need him to play all 82 games, but maybe like 55-60 would be nice. With the influx of young talent the Sixers have, the hope is George will feel less pressure to push through injuries and give the team the optimal version of himself when he does play.&lt;/p&gt;
  119. &lt;div id="hacy8K"&gt;
  120. &lt;div class="coral-comment-embed coral-comment-embed-simple" style="background-color: #f4f7f7; padding: 8px; position: relative" data-commentid="884a1633-3b34-4080-90a0-4d25c20c48f6" data-allowreplies="true"&gt;
  121.  &lt;a target="_blank" style="position: absolute; z-index: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/4/7/24403046/editor-in-chief-mailbag-the-last-week-of-the-season-is-upon-us?commentID=884a1633-3b34-4080-90a0-4d25c20c48f6"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  122.  &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 8px"&gt;archneme&lt;/div&gt;
  123.  &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is Derick Queen always going to be an old-school tweener with his limited athleticism  or will he develop his perimeter game with the passing and ball handling skills he has to become a stretch 4 ?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  124. &lt;/div&gt;
  125. &lt;/div&gt;
  126. &lt;p id="2P2Wld"&gt;Let me start this by saying I really like Derik Queen. As you mentioned, the passing, ball-handling and overall playmaking ability as a big man are special. He didn’t take many threes in college, but he was 5-of-11 from deep in the conference and NCAA Tournaments. His shot should translate at the next level.&lt;/p&gt;
  127. &lt;p id="CILIIQ"&gt;The biggest reason I view Queen as a five in the NBA is defense. He’s listed at 6-foot-10 and 246 pounds. When you watched Maryland this season, it seemed like they tailored their defense to make sure he wasn’t exposed guarding in space. That lack of elite athleticism you referenced is the biggest reason I don’t think he can play the four. &lt;/p&gt;
  128. &lt;p id="sctviP"&gt;It’s not the cleanest comp, but we’ve seen Alperen Sengun of the &lt;a href="https://www.thedreamshake.com"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt; really struggle to guard against smaller lineups. He’s so gifted offensively and such a strong rebounder that you’ll take your lumps on the other end. If Queen can be insulated by high-level athletes and defenders like the Rockets do with Sengun, that should help Queen thrive.&lt;/p&gt;
  129. &lt;p id="Rz6liG"&gt;If we get into a situation where the Sixers draft Queen, I’d view him more as an Embiid backup/replacement than a player who can play with the former MVP.&lt;/p&gt;
  130. &lt;p id="yxyF3i"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  131. &lt;p id="5d52v3"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  132.  
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  135.    <id>https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/4/8/24403781/editor-in-chief-mailbag-sixers-paul-george-joel-embiid-derick-queen-2025-nba-draft</id>
  136.    <author>
  137.      <name>Paul Hudrick</name>
  138.    </author>
  139.  </entry>
  140.  <entry>
  141.    <published>2025-04-08T12:10:18-04:00</published>
  142.    <updated>2025-04-08T12:10:18-04:00</updated>
  143.    <title>There are the Sixers and then there are blatantly tanking teams</title>
  144.    <content type="html">  
  145.  
  146.    &lt;figure&gt;
  147.      &lt;img alt="NBA: Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kxUnScm-2nqgx7bRzeUgOJxV7jY=/0x0:4800x3200/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74011215/usa_today_25873667.0.jpg" /&gt;
  148.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Sam Navarro-Imagn Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  149.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  150.  
  151.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just because the Sixers appear on their way to winning the NBA’s second tank war for the fifth slot in the lottery standings doesn’t mean they ever had serious intentions to lose games.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="hKlDp9"&gt;Coming off their 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; consecutive loss on Monday night in Miami, the &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com"&gt;Sixers&lt;/a&gt; are still mathematically alive for the fourth-best odds at the first overall pick in this summer’s &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba-draft"&gt;NBA Draft&lt;/a&gt;. A New Orleans win in Brooklyn on Tuesday night would keep that pulse alive in the season’s final week for the lottery teams. However, Philly still has a game against Washington followed by a pair of home games against two teams locked into the East’s play-in tournament so a 15-game losing streak to end the season might not be in the cards for the Sixers. That’s what it’s going to take if you’re holding out hope they can catch the Pelicans.&lt;/p&gt;
  152. &lt;p id="m88IXV"&gt;But for the better part of the last 3-4 months, the Sixers have been involved in the NBA’s second tanking war if you will. Utah, Washington, Charlotte and New Orleans were battling for the league’s three worst records, spots that come with equal lottery odds at the top pick. Then it was the Sixers, Brooklyn, Toronto and, for a while, Chicago. One of these teams was going to somehow end up in the play-in tournament with how atrocious the East was this season and that team ended up being the Bulls.&lt;/p&gt;
  153. &lt;p id="Fsvuk6"&gt;It seems likely that the Sixers will end 2024-25 with the fifth-best lottery odds and will out tank their Atlantic division foes. While Philadelphia drew the strongest ire from Adam Silver regarding tanking during The Process, this season’s abundance of losses was far different. Everyone knows how high expectations were when the season started. A 3-14 start proved to be impossible to overcome, but it did not stop the Sixers from trying to win games and resuscitate their season.&lt;/p&gt;
  154. &lt;p id="aq6bWq"&gt;For months, we continued to get updates on the statuses of Joel Embiid and Paul George until both were shut down in Feburary and March. Tyrese Maxey was wearing a splint on his injured finger even when the season was lost. It was only until last week that Maxey’s season was reportedly deemed to be over.&lt;/p&gt;
  155. &lt;p id="xlFhkx"&gt;As the losses piled up, Philly shifted its focus from attempting to squeeze its way into the play-in tournament to prioritizing minutes for younger players. The Sixers acquired Quentin Grimes at the trade deadline and continue to play him about 35 minutes a night. In other words, Grimes wasn’t acquired to help the Sixers lose games, he was acquired to potentially be a part of future Sixers rosters. That’s looking likely given how well he has played since being traded.&lt;/p&gt;
  156. &lt;p id="0Rz0L1"&gt;Justin Edwards had been playing about 35 minutes a night as well prior to suffering a rib injury on Saturday night against Minnesota. Edwards has also been one of Philadelphia’s few silver linings in a dismal season. But he too was not seeing his role reduced in an effort to boost the team’s lottery odds.&lt;/p&gt;
  157. &lt;p id="4Dtup1"&gt;It’s these kinds of things that should be brought up if anyone questions Philadelphia’s motivation in the second half of 2024-25 with the top-six protected first-round pick in this year’s draft hanging over the franchise. Toronto “rested” players like Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl regularly. The Raptors have also pulled some of their better players in close games down the stretch in hopes they lost the game. &lt;/p&gt;
  158. &lt;p id="02vPa9"&gt;Brooklyn GM Sean Marks infamously said this back in January:&lt;/p&gt;
  159. &lt;p id="72d7Ie"&gt;“We’re going to have to be systematic with some of the decisions we make,” &lt;a href="https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/3188020"&gt;Marks told the New York Post&lt;/a&gt;. “And they may not always be in line with winning the next game or putting the most talent out there.”&lt;/p&gt;
  160. &lt;p id="sanwLP"&gt;Utah’s “injury report” was longer than a Harry Potter book when the Jazz came to Philadelphia one month ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  161. &lt;p id="6H56P1"&gt;The lines are always going to be blurry on if these other lottery teams were truly making decisions to lose games. But there are enough questionable dots to connect for you to at least draw some of your own conclusions. But none of those dots are courtesy of the Sixers. Philadelphia just had a terrible season. Embiid and George were hurt for the entire year. Maxey got hurt late in the year and Jared McCain was lost for the year early in the season.&lt;/p&gt;
  162. &lt;p id="oHKKGL"&gt;Through it all, the Sixers made efforts to get younger, knowing they might not have their first-round pick in the upcoming draft. They seem to have managed to lose enough games to make retaining that first-round pick the expected outcome in next month’s lottery. It’s possible that a narrative sparks up about Philly trying to lose on purpose in the season’s final three games to lock up the five seed in the lottery standings officially. But, unlike The Process, if Silver is frustrated about tanking across the NBA, he can take his frustrations elsewhere.  &lt;/p&gt;
  163.  
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  166.    <id>https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/4/8/24403620/sixers-tanking-2025-nba-draft-lottery-odds-nets-raptors-pelicans-jazz</id>
  167.    <author>
  168.      <name>Greg Frank</name>
  169.    </author>
  170.  </entry>
  171.  <entry>
  172.    <published>2025-04-08T09:30:00-04:00</published>
  173.    <updated>2025-04-08T09:30:00-04:00</updated>
  174.    <title>The salary-cap implications of the Sixers keeping their 2025 first-round draft pick</title>
  175.    <content type="html">  
  176.  
  177.    &lt;figure&gt;
  178.      &lt;img alt="Baylor v Duke" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DElb0itNHcR6xPbCh_Z0RIdnVdM=/0x0:6741x4494/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74010792/2206088151.0.jpg" /&gt;
  179.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Lance King/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  180.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  181.  
  182.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We should all be rooting for the Sixers to keep their top-six-protected first-round pick, but there would be one drawback if they do.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="yIeS6E"&gt;As the Sixers near the end of their injury-ravaged 2024-25 campaign, they’re locked in an epic battle with the &lt;a href="https://www.raptorshq.com"&gt;Toronto Raptors&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.netsdaily.com"&gt;Brooklyn Nets&lt;/a&gt; for extra ping-pong balls. Every loss matters for the Sixers since they owe their 2025 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder if it falls outside of the top six.&lt;/p&gt;
  183. &lt;p id="dfoyXR"&gt;The Sixers have the inside track for the NBA’s fifth-worst record this year, which would give them a &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/1/17/24346060/philadelphia-sixers-lottery-nba-draft-pick-tanking-tank-joel-embiid-daryl-morey-nick-nurse"&gt;63.9 percent chance&lt;/a&gt; of keeping their pick. Where they land will have major team-building implications both from a roster-construction and salary-cap standpoint.&lt;/p&gt;
  184. &lt;p id="QPse14"&gt;Each first-round pick &lt;a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/rookie_scale/2026"&gt;has a preset salary&lt;/a&gt; based on the rookie-salary scale, although teams can offer as little as 80 percent or as much as 120 percent of that figure. Because it’s so standard for teams to offer the full 120 percent, the cap hit for first-round picks is the 120 percent figure. In other words: As soon as a team makes a pick — even before it officially signs that player — they go on the team’s books for 120 percent of their scale figure.&lt;/p&gt;
  185. &lt;p id="WhEPKF"&gt;With that in mind, here’s a look at the scale figure for each of the top six picks this year, as well as the least (80 percent of the scale) and most (120 percent) that the Sixers could offer each one.&lt;/p&gt;
  186. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  187.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/prk2mS5NKvbf3_RHKoKHfNoPizA=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25926684/Screenshot_2025_03_25_at_3.29.50_PM.png"&gt;
  188.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  189. &lt;p id="VBBSbP"&gt;The TL;DR: If the Sixers keep their first-round pick this year, it will likely cost them anywhere between $8.2 million and $13.8 million. That might not sound like a lot, but every dollar could count if they’re hoping to bring back all three of Quentin Grimes, Guerschon Yabusele and Kelly Oubre Jr. this offseason.&lt;/p&gt;
  190. &lt;p id="l0BWVG"&gt;Between Joel Embiid, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain, the Sixers already have $149.1 million in guaranteed salary on their books for next season. Those four alone have the Sixers bumping up against the &lt;a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/salary_cap"&gt;projected $154.6 million&lt;/a&gt; salary cap. The bigger concern, particularly with regard to Yabusele, is their proximity to the first apron ($195.9 million) and second apron ($207.8 million).&lt;/p&gt;
  191. &lt;p id="ohwzlg"&gt;If the Sixers have to use the $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception to re-sign Yabusele, they’d be hard-capped at the first apron, which means they could not exceed that threshold under any circumstance for the remainder of the league year. If they added a top-six pick to their current payroll, they’d already be hovering around $160 million in salary before re-signing any of Yabusele, Grimes or Oubre (player option).&lt;/p&gt;
  192. &lt;p id="yagnqC"&gt;If Yabu is willing to settle for the $5.7 million taxpayer MLE, the Sixers would be hard-capped at the second apron rather than the first. Still, depending on how much Grimes fetches in free agency, it could be tough for the Sixers to keep all three of him, Yabusele and Oubre with a top-six pick onboard as well.&lt;/p&gt;
  193. &lt;p id="05jMKM"&gt;The Sixers always could either trade down in the draft to lower the cap hold of their incoming rookie or trade out entirely for future picks. They’ll have at least a few days to begin (legally) negotiating with Grimes, Yabusele and Oubre prior to the draft, so they should have a general ballpark in mind of how much it’ll cost to retain all three. That could help inform what moves they do or don’t make on draft night, provided that the lottery gods smile upon them in mid-May.&lt;/p&gt;
  194. &lt;p id="MTEDxF"&gt;Yabusele is the only free agent who would be directly affected by the Sixers keeping their pick. The Sixers have full Bird rights on Grimes, so they can re-sign him to anything up to a max contract, and they have Early Bird rights on Oubre, which allows them to offer him a four-year deal &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/2024/7/10/24195426/early-bird-rights-sixers-kelly-oubre-jr-contract-free-agency-daryl-morey-paul-george#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20Sixers%20can,pry%20Oubre%20away%20from%20Philly."&gt;worth slightly more&lt;/a&gt; than the non-taxpayer MLE. They’ll need to be mindful of their proximity to the aprons when negotiating contracts, as crossing either apron results in &lt;a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10126009-how-the-nbas-second-apron-and-new-cba-rules-could-change-team-building"&gt;harsh team-building restrictions&lt;/a&gt;, but nothing technically prevents them from re-signing either player.&lt;/p&gt;
  195. &lt;p id="j2eWvL"&gt;If the lottery does break in the Sixers’ favor, the upside of adding a top-six pick outweighs the downside of potentially losing Yabusele in free agency. Cooper Flagg would be an obvious no-brainer at No. 1, but Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, V.J. Edgecombe or Kon Knueppel could be a valuable addition to their rotation as well, particularly if Joel Embiid never returns to his MVP-caliber form. Yabusele has been one of the only silver linings of this season, but he’s turning 30 in December and it’s still unclear exactly how he fits with the fully healthy version of this team.&lt;/p&gt;
  196. &lt;p id="TPdBM0"&gt;Keeping their pick would result in another salary-cap obstacle for the Sixers to navigate, but that’d be a trade-off worth making, even if it results in Yabusele heading elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;
  197. &lt;p id="FHcM25"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unless otherwise noted, all stats via &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://stats.nba.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;NBA.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pbpstats.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;PBPStats&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://cleaningtheglass.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cleaning the Glass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Basketball Reference&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. All salary information via &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.salaryswish.com"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Salary Swish&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and salary-cap information via &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;RealGM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;p id="03kMAL"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow Bryan on &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/btoporek.bsky.social"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bluesky&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  202.    <id>https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/4/8/24393927/sixers-salary-cap-first-round-pick-2025-nba-draft-cooper-flagg-dylan-harper-ace-bailey-vj-edgecombe</id>
  203.    <author>
  204.      <name>Bryan Toporek</name>
  205.    </author>
  206.  </entry>
  207.  <entry>
  208.    <published>2025-04-07T22:55:37-04:00</published>
  209.    <updated>2025-04-07T22:55:37-04:00</updated>
  210.    <title>Sixers Bell Ringer: Tank rolls on in Philadelphia’s 117-105 loss to Miami</title>
  211.    <content type="html">  
  212.  
  213.    &lt;figure&gt;
  214.      &lt;img alt="Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2PAudnq4XGDkfn02c4VHQEXpbi0=/0x0:4509x3006/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74010226/2209085168.0.jpg" /&gt;
  215.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  216.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  217.  
  218.  &lt;p&gt;12 straight losses for the Sixers. Three to go?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="PyFazR"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sixers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Bell Ringer Season Standings:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tyrese Maxey - 16&lt;br&gt;Quentin Grimes - 11&lt;br&gt;Joel Embiid - 8&lt;br&gt;Jared McCain - 8&lt;br&gt;Paul George - 7&lt;br&gt;Justin Edwards - 6&lt;br&gt;Kelly Oubre Jr - 5&lt;br&gt;Adem Bona - 4&lt;br&gt;Guerschon Yabusele - 4&lt;br&gt;Ricky Council IV - 2&lt;br&gt;KJ Martin - 2&lt;br&gt;Jared Butler - 1&lt;br&gt;Jeff Dowtin Jr - 1&lt;br&gt;Andre Drummond - 1&lt;br&gt;Lonnie Walker - 1&lt;br&gt;No One - 1&lt;/p&gt;
  219. &lt;p id="uoggDM"&gt;Credit to the Sixers, they have perfected the ethical tank game. Nearly every night, the island of misfit toys Philadelphia throws out on the court (how weird is seeing Kyle Lowry running with this bunch, by the way) fights hard, plays a fairly competitive game, and then ultimately keeps the tank on track. Monday night in Miami, the Sixers and Heat were tied at 88 midway through the fourth quarter before Miami went on a 16-3 run to put the game to bed. It was the 12th loss in a row for Philadelphia, as Sixers fans hope beyond hope that the Pelicans can somehow win a couple games. For now, let’s talk Bell Ringer.&lt;/p&gt;
  220. &lt;p id="5TNimo"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lonnie Walker IV: 29 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 turnovers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  221. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  222.        &lt;img alt="Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NAnpRhbjgattDKILnut2LSQz3pM=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25944209/2209085141.jpg"&gt;
  223.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images&lt;/cite&gt;
  224.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  225. &lt;p id="AUtqiL"&gt;Having played his college ball nearby, Walker tallied 29 points, his season-high as a Sixer. He went 6-of-13 from downtown, and hit a bunch of high degree-of-difficulty shots along the way. Walker drained stepback jumpers and contested drives through traffic, continuing to show that he could be a worthwhile rotation guard even in better times. I don’t know if Lonnie will find a place in Philadelphia when everyone is back and healthy, but he’ll find a place somewhere in the NBA.&lt;/p&gt;
  226. &lt;div id="mZLtie"&gt;
  227. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  228. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;.&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@lonniewalker_4&lt;/a&gt; makin' it rain in MIA. &lt;a href="https://t.co/VA7mrqR0dn"&gt;pic.twitter.com/VA7mrqR0dn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909393790420271594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 7, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  229. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  230. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  231.  
  232. &lt;/div&gt;
  233. &lt;p id="8rsYmc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quentin Grimes: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  234. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  235.        &lt;img alt="Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/A0_IsFegfzb-Una3yEvnFaT48Js=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25944242/2209085254.jpg"&gt;
  236.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images&lt;/cite&gt;
  237.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  238. &lt;p id="64tReu"&gt;Grimes continues to produce in his larger role as the central hub of the Sixers offense. He scored 15 of his 29 points in the third quarter as the Sixers pulled back even with the Heat. Obivously, the shot creation is very impressive, but the playmaking for his teammates continues to be the most surprising expansion of Grimes’ game. He spoonfed Marcus Bagley and Adem Bona for a couple dunks. If Quentin doesn’t remain a Sixer next year, we’re organizing some sort of sit-in protest.&lt;/p&gt;
  239. &lt;div id="Q5stJA"&gt;
  240. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  241. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;chef Q is up to 2️⃣3️⃣ points. &lt;a href="https://t.co/Ih8r5N4ueS"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Ih8r5N4ueS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909412945995452457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  242. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  243. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  244.  
  245. &lt;/div&gt;
  246. &lt;p id="W67yDe"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adem Bona: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 4 turnovers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  247. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  248.        &lt;img alt="Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lhcHn4tNE4zbpHuL81pA9oFkEoY=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25944251/2209085268.jpg"&gt;
  249.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images&lt;/cite&gt;
  250.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  251. &lt;p id="HBoFCt"&gt;Another guy who has secured his rotation player credentials, Bona has improved by leaps and bounds during this rookie season. He had his third career double-double in Miami, displaying his terrific rim protection instincts and showing how things have really slowed down for him on the offensive end. Adem looks much more comfortable finding his spots, and has a nice ability to secure passes in tight quarters around the painted area. He’s a high flyer who attacks the glass like a menace and isn’t taking away anything from you on either end of the court. One positive from this season of misery is that the Sixers have found a viable backup center option for years to come.&lt;/p&gt;
  252. &lt;div id="yJLWlo"&gt;
  253. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  254. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;The Jared Butler/Adem Bona connection has looked beautiful as of late. With Butler's passing and Bona's athleticism, their P&amp;amp;R game has been seamless. &lt;a href="https://t.co/kLxeytYfI2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/kLxeytYfI2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Jacob Moreno (@jmoreno76ers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/jmoreno76ers/status/1909405741338833355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  255. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  256. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  257.  
  258. &lt;/div&gt;
  259. &lt;div id="xRHYIq"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="poll:12592470"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  260.  
  261. </content>
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  264.    <author>
  265.      <name>Sean Kennedy</name>
  266.    </author>
  267.  </entry>
  268.  <entry>
  269.    <published>2025-04-07T21:50:53-04:00</published>
  270.    <updated>2025-04-07T21:50:53-04:00</updated>
  271.    <title>Grimes, Walker combine for 58 as Sixers lose 12th straight to Heat in Miami</title>
  272.    <content type="html">  
  273.  
  274.    &lt;figure&gt;
  275.      &lt;img alt="Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NXu5sshEmbNGlaPXvQWfJlLdolg=/0x0:4490x2993/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74010153/2209085257.0.jpg" /&gt;
  276.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  277.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  278.  
  279.  &lt;p&gt;Quentin Grimes and Lonnie Walker IV provided plenty of offense, but they didn’t get much help as the Sixers fell to the Heat Monday night.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="ZcX5lR"&gt;Actual victories remain elusive but this team has really wracked up some moral victories. &lt;/p&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="zPadnu"&gt;After another hard effort, the &lt;a href="https://www.libertyballers.com"&gt;Sixers&lt;/a&gt; ran out of gas late and lost 117-105 to the Miami Heat Monday night. It is their 12th loss in a row. They are 23-56. &lt;/p&gt;
  281. &lt;p id="7VtAgM"&gt;Lonnie Walker IV had his best game since returning to the NBA, finishing with a season-high 29 on 10-of-18 shooting. &lt;/p&gt;
  282. &lt;p id="FtdE3C"&gt;Not to be outdone by Quentin Grimes, who matched him with 29. Grimes also missed three straight free throws down the stretch to keep the tank safe. Adem Bona finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. &lt;/p&gt;
  283. &lt;p id="U4w0qT"&gt;Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 21 while Tyler Herro had 20. &lt;/p&gt;
  284. &lt;p id="o6NiHl"&gt;Kyle Lowry was back, but Justin Edwards was out due to a rib contusion after leaving early against Minnesota. Guerschon Yabusele was out for personal reasons, and Jeff Dowtin Jr. was out for two-way reasons. The Heat were without Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins. &lt;/p&gt;
  285. &lt;p id="sasp9i"&gt;Here are some grades at the buzzer. &lt;/p&gt;
  286. &lt;h3 id="8TgItE"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adem Bona &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  287. &lt;p id="clBTxw"&gt;Off to a much better start than his previous game, Bona seemed to really help his teammates early, getting himself open for lobs and dump offs. In a semi-related note, his screening seems much improved as this season’s gone on. More often than not he’ll make sure to actually set it rather than going too fast through the motions. His best dunk of the night got him a little too much attention as he got T’d up for hanging on the rim. Very lame. &lt;/p&gt;
  288. &lt;div id="I8vMDE"&gt;
  289. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  290. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Adem out here looking like a globetrotter! &lt;a href="https://t.co/U3yn6i8fpJ"&gt;pic.twitter.com/U3yn6i8fpJ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909405469535301761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  291. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  292. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  293.  
  294. &lt;/div&gt;
  295. &lt;p id="FZH9Qb"&gt;The matchup with Ware gave him some problems. He’s going to give some ground to guys that much bigger than him, but he settled in. In the second half, his teammates did a good job of funneling their assignments to him for blocks. &lt;/p&gt;
  296. &lt;div id="3aJm8y"&gt;
  297. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  298. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;.&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/adembona?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@adembona&lt;/a&gt; has blocked at least one shot in 13 consecutive games. Only Donovan Clingan (17) has had a longer streak among rookies this season.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He’s the third &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@sixers&lt;/a&gt; rookie with a streak that long. &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@JoelEmbiid&lt;/a&gt; (18 games), &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/NerlensNoel3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@NerlensNoel3&lt;/a&gt; (18 games, 15 games).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;h/t &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Stathead?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Stathead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SixersStats/status/1909413006338912523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  299. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  300. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  301.  
  302. &lt;/div&gt;
  303. &lt;p id="Y6TVpM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade: &lt;/strong&gt;B+&lt;/p&gt;
  304. &lt;h3 id="tNYqaT"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jared Butler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  305. &lt;p id="YFqbgs"&gt;Thanks to a couple of steals, Butler got off to a pretty good start overall. The threat of lobs to Bona helped him settle into his floater. It was odd to not see him attempt a three-pointer at all. Though the Sixers played a lot of three-guard lineups throughout the night, and Butler was facilitating inside where Grimes and Walker were getting to their pull-up threes. &lt;/p&gt;
  306. &lt;p id="fzoVoE"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade: &lt;/strong&gt;B-&lt;/p&gt;
  307. &lt;h3 id="Tt1Evp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marcus Bagley &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  308. &lt;p id="cochHo"&gt;Bagley has earned a lot of praise from Nick Nurse recently for his effort, and was rewarded with his NBA start in this one. He’s still looking for his first NBA three to fall, but that hustle was on display early with a pick-six steal. He also finished off a nicely thrown lob from Grimes from the three-point line. He wasn’t able to provide much else, but his six rebounds felt impactful — two of those boards were on the offensive end. &lt;/p&gt;
  309. &lt;div id="6U3hzx"&gt;
  310. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  311. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;AGAIN WE SAY: &lt;a href="https://t.co/70eaoR8zHY"&gt;https://t.co/70eaoR8zHY&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/0VoMv8NEz2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/0VoMv8NEz2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909397780969238589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  312. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  313. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  314.  
  315. &lt;/div&gt;
  316. &lt;p id="k28qiM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade: &lt;/strong&gt;C for Congratulations &lt;/p&gt;
  317. &lt;h3 id="tRGc4L"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lonnie Walker IV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  318. &lt;p id="DOLccj"&gt;The shots continued to fall as Walker again was able to get himself space off the dribble. He also happened to be the only Sixer who made a three in the second quarter. He and Grimes played off each other really well, taking turns cooking as they came back into the game in the third. &lt;/p&gt;
  319. &lt;p id="aKrQ80"&gt;Unlike the Minnesota game, he was able to keep it going throughout the entire game. There was only so much he could do leading the bench lineups, who really struggled to do much of anything. That left Walker with a season-high and the Sixers’ tank intact. &lt;/p&gt;
  320. &lt;div id="HBJ6tx"&gt;
  321. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  322. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;.&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@lonniewalker_4&lt;/a&gt; makin' it rain in MIA. &lt;a href="https://t.co/VA7mrqR0dn"&gt;pic.twitter.com/VA7mrqR0dn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909393790420271594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 7, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  323. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  324. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  325.  
  326. &lt;/div&gt;
  327. &lt;p id="6JeUkL"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade: &lt;/strong&gt;A&lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;h3 id="1qfzM7"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quentin Grimes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  329. &lt;p id="6y4aoc"&gt;Grimes continues to find stretches of games to go on heaters. It was another relatively quiet first half, but Grimes was sensational in the third quarter as his three-ball started to go down. Between Grimes and Walker, the Sixers had two guards providing high-level shot creation and shot-making — what a concept!&lt;/p&gt;
  330. &lt;p id="EXeFO8"&gt;It wasn’t Grimes’ most efficient night (and he oddly continues to miss free throws) but it was another strong night as he finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists.&lt;/p&gt;
  331. &lt;div id="wlqSpY"&gt;
  332. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  333. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;chef Q is up to 2️⃣3️⃣ points. &lt;a href="https://t.co/Ih8r5N4ueS"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Ih8r5N4ueS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1909412945995452457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 8, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  334. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  335. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  336.  
  337. &lt;/div&gt;
  338. &lt;p id="Zu6ti0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade: &lt;/strong&gt;B+&lt;/p&gt;
  339. &lt;p id="R8j3k9"&gt;The Sixers head back up the coast for their final road game of the year and it’ll be another big tank-off. The &lt;a href="https://www.bulletsforever.com"&gt;Washington Wizards&lt;/a&gt; will welcome them Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET. &lt;/p&gt;
  340.  
  341. </content>
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  344.    <author>
  345.      <name>Josh Grieb</name>
  346.    </author>
  347.  </entry>
  348.  <entry>
  349.    <published>2025-04-07T20:45:00-04:00</published>
  350.    <updated>2025-04-07T20:45:00-04:00</updated>
  351.    <title>Sixers-Heat: Second Half Thread</title>
  352.    <content type="html">  
  353.  
  354.    &lt;figure&gt;
  355.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UC6vlA7tmt8DbC5LPE5CtmVvcNs=/153x0:1845x1128/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74010083/SecondHalfThread.0.jpg" /&gt;
  356.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  357.  
  358.  &lt;p&gt;The Philadelphia 76ers are riding on eleven consecutive losses as they visit the Miami Heat on Monday night with just four games left in the season.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="XraV9Z"&gt;Game Details&lt;/h3&gt;
  359. &lt;p id="zNvYfm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. ET&lt;/p&gt;
  360. &lt;p id="ZiqwDl"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where: &lt;/strong&gt;Kaseya Center, Miami, FL&lt;/p&gt;
  361. &lt;p id="u6JXxr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch: &lt;/strong&gt;NBC Sports Philadelphia&lt;/p&gt;
  362. &lt;p id="nvFjgS"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Radio:&lt;/strong&gt; 97.5 The Fanatic&lt;/p&gt;
  363. &lt;p id="PH3Ek6"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Liberty_Ballers"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@LibertyBallers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  364. &lt;p id="pMl90Z"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  365. &lt;p id="9H2HEJ"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  366.  
  367. </content>
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  369.    <id>https://www.libertyballers.com/2025/4/7/24403098/philadelphia-sixers-nba-miami-heat-discussion-thread-second-half-nba</id>
  370.    <author>
  371.      <name>Erin Grugan</name>
  372.    </author>
  373.  </entry>
  374.  <entry>
  375.    <published>2025-04-07T19:15:00-04:00</published>
  376.    <updated>2025-04-07T19:15:00-04:00</updated>
  377.    <title>Sixers-Heat: First Half Thread</title>
  378.    <content type="html">  
  379.  
  380.    &lt;figure&gt;
  381.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AJ3GEwcyD9S8YCooJxAmYDSQJDo=/154x0:1849x1130/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74009998/FirstHalfThread.0.jpg" /&gt;
  382.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  383.  
  384.  &lt;p&gt;The Philadelphia 76ers are riding on eleven consecutive losses as they visit the Miami Heat on Monday night with just four games left in the season.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="XraV9Z"&gt;Game Details&lt;/h3&gt;
  385. &lt;p id="zNvYfm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. ET&lt;/p&gt;
  386. &lt;p id="ZiqwDl"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where: &lt;/strong&gt;Kaseya Center, Miami, FL&lt;/p&gt;
  387. &lt;p id="u6JXxr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch: &lt;/strong&gt;NBC Sports Philadelphia&lt;/p&gt;
  388. &lt;p id="nvFjgS"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Radio:&lt;/strong&gt; 97.5 The Fanatic&lt;/p&gt;
  389. &lt;p id="PH3Ek6"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Liberty_Ballers"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@LibertyBallers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  390.  
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  394.    <author>
  395.      <name>Erin Grugan</name>
  396.    </author>
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