Post game interviews: Tobias Harris Bret Brown - commented on spacing. Embid - "that's a stupid question" --- Kemba Brad Stevens
Sixers Would Have Offered Jimmy Butler Max Contract Last Summer If He Didn't Meet With Other Teams The Philadelphia 76ers were ready to offer Jimmy Butler a max contract last summer if he agreed to not meet with any other teams, league sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports. Butler, who was reportedly "lukewarm" on re-signing with the Sixers, did not agree to the stipulation before signing with the Heat. Butler rubbed Sixers teammates and Brett Brown the wrong way with his outspoken leadership style during his time in Philadelphia. Butler once sent Ben Simmons playing instructions before a Nets game on a team group chat, which Simmons took issue with. Brown is expected to part ways with the Sixers "in the coming days," according to Yahoo! Sports. Brett Brown Lacking 'Internal Momentum' To Return As Sixers Coach Next Season Brett Brown is lacking "internal momentum" to return as the Philadelphia 76ers coach next season, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Brown has been the head coach of the Sixers since 2013, and has a regular season record of 178-314. Wojnarowski adds that a decision on Brown's future could come soon. League sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports that the Sixers are expected to part ways with Brown in the coming days. Haynes adds that there was a lack of trust between Brown and his players, and that was never able to fully hold the locker room accountable. The Sixers were swept by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
https://theathletic.com/2017846/202...nets-dream-candidate-sixers-fallout-and-more/ Philadelphia 76ers Following their series sweep loss to the Celtics, the 76ers are expected to part ways with coach Brett Brown, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation say. It’s only a matter of when. The franchise will have decisions to make throughout the entire organization this offseason. Keep in mind, however, that the team exercised a 2020-21 season contract option on GM Elton Brand just a few months ago and sources say he has maintained a healthy relationship with ownership. Around the league, Brand remains a well respected executive. He pulled off two blockbuster trades — for Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris — during the 2018-19 season. It is believed that the franchise remains committed to building around All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, with the likely onus on figuring out the proper dynamics — on and off the floor — in the hands of the next coach. Keep an eye on the following potential coaching candidates, according to sources: 76ers assistant Ime Udoka, Clippers assistant Ty Lue, Villanova’s Jay Wright, and former Grizzlies and Kings coach Dave Joerger.
