Episodi

  • Rickey Green's Emergency Start - This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 18 2026
    Rickey Green's Emergency Start begins with Green's August eighteenth, nineteen fifty-four birth date and follows his unexpected nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety-one Sixers role. Philadelphia signed the thirty-six-year-old former All-Star for depth, then Green started seventy-five games after Johnny Dawkins' season-ending injury.
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    3 min
  • Joel Embiid's Extension Bet - This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 17 2026
    Joel Embiid's Extension Bet revisits August seventeenth, two thousand twenty-one, when Philadelphia signed Embiid to an extension after the first two professional seasons he did not play. The story is not a verdict on the deal; it is a rewind on why a franchise makes a major commitment while uncertainty remains.
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    3 min
  • George McGinnis for Bobby Jones
    Aug 16 2026
    On August 16 1978, the Sixers traded George McGinnis to Denver for Bobby Jones - a rebalancing move that helped set up the 1983 title five years later. This Day in Sixers History.
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    4 min
  • John Brisker's Rights Sale - This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 15 2026
    John Brisker's Rights Sale follows the August fifteenth, nineteen seventy-two transaction in which Philadelphia sold Brisker's player rights to Seattle, even though he never played for the Sixers. It is a short rewind on the difference between holding a player's rights and having that player's career.
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    3 min
  • Brett Brown Hired to Coach the Losing — This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 14 2026
    On August 14, 2013, Philadelphia hired Brett Brown off Gregg Popovich's Spurs staff to guide a teardown roster through losing without breaking it. His first three seasons produced 47 wins and 199 losses -- then a 52-win playoff team in year five.
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    4 min
  • Rod Thorn's Sixers Reset — This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 12 2026
    On August 12, 2010, Rod Thorn's Philadelphia executive tenure begins after two Nets Finals runs. The Sixers went from 27 wins to back-to-back 41-win seasons -- proof a franchise can get steadier before it gets great.
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    4 min
  • The Bynum Gamble
    Aug 10 2026
    On August 10 2012, the Sixers landed Andrew Bynum in a four-team blockbuster built around Dwight Howard. This Day in Sixers History revisits the gamble that never got to tip off.
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    3 min
  • Furkan Korkmaz Re-Signs — This Day in Sixers History
    Aug 9 2026
    On August 9, 2021, the Sixers gave Furkan Korkmaz a three-year stay -- five years after drafting him. Here's the arc from draft-and-stash to trade request to trusted playoff rotation piece.
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    4 min