The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets may be at risk of a potential COVID-19 outbreak. The NBA has been mostly successful with containing a COVID-19 outbreak a few weeks into the 2020-21 season. Now the league faces its first big test in preventing one, and it’s already looking like it’s failed that test. According to
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Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports First Week Finals separates the NBA’s contenders from the pretenders after the first week of every month of the season. Yes, technically it is not the first week after the first month of the 2020-21 NBA campaign, but it’s never too early to jump into the predictive time machine to see
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. In theory, every regular-season game counts towards the nebulous quantitive and qualitative formula each voter uses to make their pick for NBA MVP. But the stakes are often
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. After a tumultuous offseason that saw the departure of head coach Brett Brown, the much-ballyhooed arrival of Daryl Morey and a litany of trade rumors, centered first on
Four years into his NBA career, Ben Simmons remains somewhat of an enigma. That’s what makes him so fascinating moving forward. What is Ben Simmons? Is he a point guard? A power forward? A point forward? Does it matter? What sounds like a philosophical quandary may go a long way toward determining whether the Philadelphia
HOUSTON, TX – JULY 13: Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey listens as Dwight Howard is officially introduced as a Houston Rocket during a press conference on July 13, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers says Davante Adams is in an elite category with Charles Woodson by Cole Thompson Daryl
After a disappointing 2019-20 campaign, can the Philadelphia 76ers bounce back under new head coach Doc Rivers and new team president Daryl Morey? The Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2019-20 NBA season on the shortlist of title favorites. Nine months later, the Boston Celtics demoralized them with a first-round playoff sweep. Their sixth-place finish in the
The Philadelphia 76ers may be willing to include Ben Simmons in a James Harden trade. James Harden wants out of Clutch City, and after showing up late to training camp because he was partying with rapper Lil Baby, the Houston Rockets can sense this is becoming a bad situation. Harden had already given his list
Houston Rockets superstar James Harden has made it clear to the front office he’s open to being traded to a contender. Believe it or not, there’s even more drama building between James Harden and the Houston Rockets. After it was recently reported Harden missed the start of training camp to party in Las Vegas, it
Meek Mill is trying to work his magic and sell James Harden on Philadelphia. Those interested in reading the tea leaves have already anointed James Harden as the newest Brooklyn Net, as him turning down an extension from the Houston Rockets and allegedly wanted to play with Kevin Durant are both things working in Brooklyn’s
The Philadelphia 76ers need to add more shooters and ball-handlers this offseason. These five free agents could help fill some of those holes. After handing out a combined $289 million to Al Horford and Tobias Harris last summer, the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves in dire financial straits. Barring a drastic roster shakeup, the Sixers will
Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images The Whiteboard: NBA’s 3 unpredictable Western Conference playoff teams by Gerald Bourguet Ben Simmons‘ sister may have just teased the 76ers with some massive incoming trade news to come on Tuesday. The NBA offseason has already been downright electric, with some huge trades going down which will have a major
The Dallas Mavericks scooped Josh Richardson from the Philadelphia 76ers for Seth Curry. The Dallas Mavericks had the most elite offense in NBA history last season but badly needed defensive help on the wing. The Philadelphia 76ers had star-level talent but desperately needed more shooting and balance for their roster. In a draft-night trade involving
Al Horford can play more minutes for the 76ers in the Playoffs. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Packers: Davante Adams bizarre injury update doesn’t inspire much confidence by Mark Powell 3 fantasy football waiver wire replacements for Christian McCaffrey by Brad Berreman The Philadelphia 76ers are cutting their losses with Al Horford Daryl Morey and
The Oklahoma City Thunder have added Al Horford and multiple picks from the Philadelphia 76ers. As we covered extensively this morning, the Oklahoma City Thunder are starting a new NBA Cold War, only instead of stockpiling nuclear missiles, this arms race revolves around extra draft picks. It appears as though general manager Sam Presti just
Joe Harris could help out several contenders this offseason. Some might derisively call Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris a one-trick pony, but his one trick is so impressive that it’s allowed to be a reliable scoring presence on a team that has made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Harris will be
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – FEBRUARY 15: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Tyrese Maxey will almost certainly be a first-round pick. As the 2020 NBA Draft draws closer, Kentucky will send another potential lottery pick into the fold in the form of combo guard Tyrese Maxey. A deadly slasher with
This year’s NBA coaching spree centered largely around superstar players. Here’s who will benefit most from all the turnover. Eight NBA teams had coaching openings this offseason, many of them among the best in the league. Despite looming questions about the 2020-21 season, many franchises proceeded with coaching changes and many spent big to nab
James Harden isn’t going to win an NBA title with the Rockets. A move to the 76ers could help him finally secure a championship ring. The chances of the Rockets actually trading James Harden this offseason are extremely low. That doesn’t moving him wouldn’t be in the best interest of both Harden and his current
Jeremy Lin wants to give it one last try in the NBA. After winning an NBA title as a seldom-used backup with the Toronto Raptors, Jeremy Lin crossed the Pacific and starred in China last year. While Lin could stay in Beijing and continue to dominate, he has his eyes on the NBA as he
A dramatic overhaul seems like it could be coming to the Philadelphia 76ers. The staff of The Step Back put together five of our favorite trade ideas. A disastrous playoff appearance has put the Philadelphia 76ers in a tough spot. They are already looking for a new head coach and trade rumors are beginning to
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 07: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats looks on during a college basketball game against the Georgetown Hoyas at the Capital One Arena on March 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Alvin Kamara returns to Saints practice after positive talk with Sean Payton by Braulio
Mike D’Antoni is officially a coaching free agent now, and these five teams should be calling him immediately. After being eliminated from the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, there are now the annual questions about the Houston Rockets. Chief among them was the future of head coach Mike D’Antoni, who was without a contract
Billy Donovan will not be back as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and here are five spots where he could find his next job. The Oklahoma City Thunder were not expected to be good this year, as they were certain to offload Chris Paul and fully enter into a rebuild. But instead, they made
Tyronn Lue is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Philadelphia 76ers needed to shake things up this offseason, and they started that process by parting ways with head coach Brett Brown after an embarrassing playoff exit. Wasting little time to name his replacement, Philly is all set to bring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn
Ben Simmons, #25, Philadelphia 76ers, (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) A rash of significant knee injuries in the NBA may have an impact on not only the playoff picture but also next season as well. The injury bug bit again in the NBA this past week with three more players expected to miss a good
The Sacramento Kings might trade Buddy Hield. The Sacramento Kings haven’t won anything since Rick Adelman left town, but there was optimism that Luke Walton could get this crew into the playoffs in 2020. Marvin Bagley, when healthy, is a solid big man, De’Aarom Fox remains one of the game’s best young point guards, and
After going down 2-0 to the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia Sixers absolutely had to win tonight’s game to make it a series. They failed to do so In a must-win game three against the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers fought hard, but it was ultimately not enough as they lost 102-94, falling behind three games
For the second time in three seasons, the Celtics and 76ers will square off in a playoff series. That’s right folks, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are set to play each other this postseason. But since Boston’s 4-1 trouncing of Philly two summers ago, a lot has changed. The Celtics exchanged Kyrie Irving for
The Boston Celtics earned a tough victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1. The Boston Celtics‘ night was started and ended by Jayson Tatum. The Philadelphia 76ers got out to an early 4-0 lead fueled by an aggressive and locked-in Joel Embiid, but when Tatum knocked down a 17-foot jumper 90 seconds into the