Philadelphia 76ers Rumors
Get a free trial Fertitta likely faces significant competition in his bid to revive the WNBA in Houston. Ownership groups in Denver, Nashville, Philadelphia and Miami are expected to bid on an expansion franchise, per the source, creating a more crowded bidding process than in prior years.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker: As your Mayor, I’m speaking from my City Hall office with a very important announcement. I am proud to share that I have made my decision, and an agreement has been reached to ensure that our Sixers are staying home. I wholeheartedly believe this is the right deal for the People of Philadelphia. To the People of Chinatown, please know that I hear you. We have the best Chinatown in the United States, and I am committed to working together to support it. I’ll have a lot more to say in a formal presentation coming soon.
Philadelphia mayor endorses proposed location for new 76ers arena
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Wednesday that she is endorsing the Sixers’ proposal for what’s been dubbed “76 Place.” Parker went on to say that “my administration has reached an agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers for an arena in Center City, and I will be transmitting the related legislative package to our City Council of Philadelphia for it’s consideration, where it must be approved.”
Their new arena would be located two blocks from Chinatown in the Market East neighborhood. On the 76 Place site it reads “the 76ers are bringing the full funding required to build the arena, including injecting an unprecedented $1.55 billion in private dollars to revamp the struggling Market East area.”
Sources familiar with the project told On Pattison that the Sixers have a very serious offer from Camden. They would prefer to stay in Philadelphia, but do not intend to remain in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Paul George: 'Paolo Banchero is ready for that next jump'
ClutchPoints: “Who 25 and under would you build your franchise around today? You can’t pick Luka, Anthony Edwards, & Wemby.” Paul George: “I think who’s shown that they’re ready for that next jump & I think was a star. For sure Paolo [Banchero].” (via @PodcastPShow )
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DeMar DeRozan on retiring as a Raptor: You can’t turn something like that down
Best friend and former Raptors running mate Kyle Lowry has repeatedly made it known he wants to retire a Raptor, even in some ceremonial manner. DeMar DeRozan isn’t thinking about retirement quite yet, but he can see Lowry’s point. “You definitely want to go out in a poetic way, especially where it all started,” he said. “If I had the opportunity to do something like that, you can’t turn something like that down, to put on that jersey for the last time, because it was the first jersey you put on.”
Perth will host 10 NBA staff from seven teams this week as the city takes centre stage in the biggest basketball extravaganza the sport has attempted in Australia. HoopsFest will see every NBL and WNBL team competing throughout Perth while the under 18 Club Championships and NBA Basketball Without Borders camp will also take place. With the NBL’s opening round being played throughout the city, NBA scouts are keen to view players live while under the added pressure of the regular season starting.
Portland Trailblazers, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards will all be represented and some clubs have staff participating in the activities surrounding the event.
