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The free agency of James Harden has long been expected to come down between the Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets, but he is not believed to have made up his mind yet on his decision. "I don't think he knows, as far as what I know about his mindset, I don't think he totally is there," said Shams Charania on the Ryen Russillo podcast. "We're less than a month out from free … [Read more...] about James Harden Remains ‘Torn’ Between Sixers, Rockets

The Philadelphia 76ers have fired Doc Rivers as head coach after three seasons with the team. The Sixers lost in the second round in each of Rivers' three seasons. The Sixers were "fairly torn" internally on whether to part ways with Rivers or retain him. Philadelphia decided they couldn't maintain the status quo after their loss to the Boston Celtics. Mike Budenholzer, Sam … [Read more...] about Doc Rivers Fired By Sixers

Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell, Mike D'Antoni, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel and Monty Williams are among the expected candidates for the Philadelphia 76ers have they fired Doc Rivers on Tuesday. Budenholzer, Nurse and Williams became available this offseason despite the former two winning titles in recent years, while the latter reached a Finals. Vogel, who didn't coach last season, … [Read more...] about Sixers To Consider Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell, Mike D’Antoni, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel, Monty Williams

While Daryl Morey attempted to take responsibility for the decision to fire Doc Rivers as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, several members of the coaching staff have blamed James Harden. Harden was tepid in his response when asked to describe his relationship with Rivers after the Sixers were eliminated in Game 7 of the second round. Harden will be a free agent this … [Read more...] about Doc Rivers’ Coaching Staff Blames James Harden For Dismissal

After advancing to The Finals for the first time in his career, Nikola Jokic was asked how winning Western Conference Finals MVP compares to winning two regular season MVPs. "To be honest, this is just -- I don't know, I don't think about MVPs anymore," said Jokic. "I think people are just mean and saying that [Joel] Embiid shouldn't have won it. I think he should have won it. … [Read more...] about Nikola Jokic: Joel Embiid Deserved To Win MVP