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USA Today
4 days ago
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Former Sixers guard Shake Milton signs deal overseas in Belgrade
Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Shake Milton has found a new basketball home. After spending the 2024-25 season with the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Milton will reportedly head overseas to sign with Partizan Belgrade. Milton spent his first five seasons with the Sixers averaging 9.3 points, 2.7 assists, and 2.4 rebounds off the bench. He finished 12th in 6th Man of the Year voting in the 2020-21 season when he averaged 13.0 points in the first year of the Doc Rivers era. The former No. 54 pick in 2018 averaged 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 2024-25 split between the Nets and the Lakers. He will now look to continue his basketball career in Belgrade. Milton is an NBA player, but there just doesn't appear to be a spot for him in the league. One has to believe he will eventually work his back to the NBA and earn a spot back in a team's rotation.
USA Today
17-06-2025
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- USA Today
Sixers draft history: Shake Milton acquired late in Round 2 of 2018
Sixers draft history: Shake Milton acquired late in Round 2 of 2018 With the NBA draft right around the corner, now is the time to look at some past drafts and see what the Philadelphia 76ers have done in their history. The Sixers have selected some big-time players in the past who have become an important part of the fabric of the franchise's history. This edition remains in the 2018 NBA draft with the Sixers adding a player late in Round 2. Philadelphia acquired Shake Milton from the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 54 pick in the draft. After playing collegiately at SMU, Milton played five seasons for the Sixers and was a consistent bench producer. He averaged 9.3 points, 2.7 assists, and 2.4 rebounds during his career in Philadelphia. Milton's best season was the 2020-21 season when he averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 assists, and 2.3 rebounds while finishing 12th in the 6th Man of the Year voting. Milton left in free agency to join the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2023, and has since bounced around. He played for the Wolves, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks in the 2023-24 season and then played for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024-25 season.
USA Today
28-05-2025
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- USA Today
Former Sixers big man Montrezl Harrell signs deal with NBL's 36ers
Former Sixers big man Montrezl Harrell signs deal with NBL's 36ers Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Montrezl Harrell had a productive NBA career in his eight seasons in the league. He won a 6th Man of the Year award with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2020 and has career averages of 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds in the league. In his last season in the league, Harrell played for the Sixers and averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds while filling in for a backup role behind Joel Embiid. He was also a mentor to young big man Paul Reed as he continued to push him forward at the time. As he continues with his basketball career, Harrell will remain overseas playing for the NBL's Adelaide 36ers in Australia. Per ESPN's Olgun Uluc: Montrezl Harrell has agreed to a new one-year deal to return to the Adelaide 36ers, his agent Darrell Comer, Senior VP of CSE Talent told ESPN. Harrell, 31, played eight seasons in the NBA, with the last coming with the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2022-23 regular season. He averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game that season. It appears that Harrell has found a home with the 36ers as he continues his professional basketball career.
USA Today
26-05-2025
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- USA Today
Sixers draft history: Mo Speights selected No. 16 overall back in 2008
Sixers draft history: Mo Speights selected No. 16 overall back in 2008 With the NBA draft right around the corner, now is the time to look at some past drafts and see what the Philadelphia 76ers have done in their history. The Sixers have selected some big-time players in the past who have become an important part of the fabric of the franchise's history. This series continues with the 2008 draft. After the Sixers made a surprise run to the playoffs and gave the heavily favored Detroit Pistons a run for their money, they held the No. 16 pick as they were looking to add to their roster. They did so by selecting Mo Speights out of Florida. Speights spent three seasons with the Sixers helping them reach the playoffs in 2009 and 2011. He averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 205 games for Philadelphia before he was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies in a 3-team deal in 2012. Speights would go on to play 10 years in the league averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds playing for the Sixers, Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, and Orlando Magic. He earned the nickname "Mo Buckets" during his time with the Warriors and finished seventh in the 6th Man of the Year voting in 2015 for Golden State.
USA Today
21-05-2025
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- USA Today
Sixers draft history: Lou Williams taken with the No. 45 pick in 2005
Sixers draft history: Lou Williams taken with the No. 45 pick in 2005 With the NBA draft right around the corner, now is the time to look at some past drafts and see what the Philadelphia 76ers have done in their history. The Sixers have selected some big-time players in the past who have become an important part of the fabric of the franchise's history. This series continues with the 2005 NBA draft. The Sixers did not have a selection until Round 2 and with the 45th pick of the draft, they selected a spunky guard out of South Gwinnett High School in Georgia in the form of Lou Williams. His rookie season wasn't anything special as he played only 30 games, but he really came on in his third year in the league in the 2007-08 season. He played 81 games and averaged 11.5 points and 3.2 assists off the bench while helping Philadelphia make a surprise run to the playoffs before falling in six games to the Detroit Pistons. Williams helped the Sixers make the playoffs in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012. In the 2011 playoffs, he drilled a game winner in Game 4 against the Miami Heat to help the Sixers avoid a sweep. In the 2012 offseason, Williams signed with the Atlanta Hawks in free agency. He played two seasons in Atlanta before being traded to the Toronto Raptors which led to his first 6th Man of the Year season. Overall, he spent 17 seasons in the league playing for the Sixers, Hawks, Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Clippers. He won three 6th Man of the Year awards (2014 with the Raptors and 2018 and 2019 with the Clippers).
