Maxey's role figures to evolve after Philadelphia assembled a star-studded roster featuring LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers reports.
Edgecombe should benefit from entering a veteran-laden environment after Philadelphia added LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Anfernee Simons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers reports.
Embiid no longer projects to carry the same offensive burden after Philadelphia added LeBron James and Jaylen Brown while also bringing in Anfernee Simons, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and rookie Labaron Philon, according to Paul Hudrick of Liberty Ballers.
Caldwell-Pope (finger) agreed to a buyout with the Grizzlies on Saturday and plans to sign a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the 76ers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
James agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the 76ers on Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Broome (rest) has been ruled out for Saturday's Summer League game against Milwaukee, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports.
Philon (rest) won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against the Bucks, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports.
Dadiet tallied 19 points (7-15 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 3-5 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal across 23 minutes during Friday's 110-88 Las Vegas Summer League loss to the Mavericks.
Robbins recorded 14 points (5-8 FG, 2-2 FT), four rebounds and one block over 20 minutes during Friday's 110-88 Summer League loss to Dallas.
Diawara (finger) didn't play in Friday's 110-88 Summer League loss to the Mavericks.
New York has scored more than 111 points in five of their first seven postseason games thus far. The Sixers are without Joel Embiid tonight but New York’s Mitchell Robinson is now a GTD with an illness. The full game over is also a good look since the over has hit in three straight games for New York and back-to-back games for the Sixers. However, New York’s defense has really stepped up after losing game three to the Hawks. New York has scored more than 111 points in nine of their last 11 games against the Sixers.
In the four games Josh Hart has faced the 76ers this season, the Knicks shooting guard has rebound/assist totals of 16, 20, 16 and 14, the latter of which was in 10 fewer minutes than usual in the Game 1 blowout win. The Sixers have bigger issues to figure out defensively, especially now with Joel Embiid sitting.
FanDuel. After a brutal stretch, Mikal Bridges came alive at the tail end of the Hawks series, and that spilled over into Game 1 against the Sixers. Bridges netted 17 points and 5 assists in 27 minutes, in an efficient Knicks blowout win in which he was not needed in the fourth quarter. His greatest utility, however, was on the defensive end, where he helped to lock down Tyrese Maxey. It’s evident that Bridges is a much bigger part of the gameplan in this series, and his confidence levels seem to be trending in the right direction. And it’s still very much a buy-low spot, as Bridges averaged 17.9 points plus assists per game when the Knicks starting five was fully healthy this season.
After a dismal 5 game stretch to open the Knicks series against Atlanta, Mikal Bridges was in the midst or arguably the worst slump of his career. As a result this combo line is extremely low, however I was very encouraged by his two most recent appearances where he not only played well but also logged significant minutes. Bridges is still an integral part of the team and the Knicks are at their best when he’s active on offense. I’m comfortable taking this at 17.5.
Yes, the line moved to 4.5 from the 3.5 it's been all postseason. We still like it at plus money, as Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 6.0 assists a game in the seven postseason games. He had 6 vs. the 76ers in Game 1 in only 20 minutes of action due to the blowout. Dating back to April 1, KAT is averaging 5.6 assists on 6.5 assist chances a game. The +113 price implies 47% chance of hitting, when he's gone over 4.5 in 7 of 11 games in this window (63.6%). Since the Knicks caught fire and started dominating (last 4 games), KAT has 32 assists.
This has been one of my favorite bets of the playoffs. OG Anunoby only played three quarters with the Knicks blowing out the 76ers in Game 1, but he still finished with 18 points and three rebounds. In the playoffs, he has averaged 21.0 points and 7.9 rebounds. Expect the 76ers to be more competitive in Game 2, so Anunoby should play more minutes and be in a favorable position to hit this over.
Paul George played just 26 minutes due to Monday's blowout, but he still got up six 3-pointers and drained four of them. It was his sixth straight game making at least three shots from beyond the arc. In the postseason, he is 26 of 46 (56.5 percent) from deep. George looks refreshed after missing 25 games due to a suspension, and the Knicks' No. 1 defensive priority is containing Tyrese Maxey. Back George at plus money to hit at least three 3-pointers.
