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O'Neal chimes in on GOAT debate O'Neal took his adulation of his former teammate a step further in a Wednesday Bleacher Report piece asking why big men aren't considered in the greatest-of-all-time debate that revolves around Michael Jordan and LeBron James. It's an interesting question. Before Jordan peaked, the discussion generally centered on Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar occasionally thrown into the mix. Continue to Article

January 30, 2019 7:08:pm EST

The Pelicans are not going to be rushed into an Anthony Davis trade. Sources with direct knowledge of the Pelicans thinking have told me the team would take its time to make sure it does what is best long term for the organization. Which is basically what the Pelicans said in their public statement, and what others have reported as well. Continue to Article

January 30, 2019 5:09:pm EST

Brett Brown adapting Sixers' offense to utilize Jimmy Butler's skills originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com The Sixers' road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, 121-105, came with a different way to better aid Jimmy Butler in reaching his maximum potential as a Sixer. A few instances when Ben Simmons was resting, Butler ran the point, something Brett Brown teased before tipoff. "You're going to continue to see Wilson at a four and a three," Brown said. Continue to Article

January 30, 2019 11:28:am EST

It was another night without LeBron James for the Lakers, who are now 6-11 without their anchor after a loss to the Sixers Tuesday. There were moments and some good plays, but not enough of them, and nobody in purple and gold had an answer for Joel Embiid, who had 28 points and 11 rebounds (although that's not a no-LeBron thing, it's more of an “everyone has that problem with him” thing). Brandon Ingram throwing down on a caught Corey Brewer was one — but the best part is LeBron James' reaction. Continue to Article

January 30, 2019 10:59:am EST

Sixers experiment with Jimmy Butler at point guard in win over Lakers originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com For the past three games, we'd all finally forgotten, at least temporarily, about the constant process of developing the Sixers' three stars on offense. That changed Tuesday night, and not just because Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup in the Sixers' 121-105 win over the Lakers (see observations) after missing Saturday's loss in Denver. Brown had said on Jan. 15 he expected that Butler and Embiid would "be featured in more prominent ways, maybe than any pairing." Continue to Article

January 30, 2019 3:47:am EST