With Tyrese Maxey sidelined due to illness, two veterans and a rookie stepped up to help the Sixers defeat Indiana.

Zion Williamson is injured again. In early December, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that Williamson had been diagno

Last week, all three major outlets we follow had the Sixers ranked 17th out of 30 NBA teams; this week, they all gave the Sixers slight bumps. An improved defense has helped the Sixers of late, though the makeup of their roster still incites plenty of skepticism that they have enough size for it to last.

When Tyrese Maxey flew down the court for his game-saving block on the Golden State Warriors’ De’Anthony Melton last week, it was not only an impressive burst of speed. “That’s conditioning, too,” Doc Rivers,

Antetokounmpo is earning $54.1 million this season. Since the Sixers are less than $1.1 million below the first apron, they'd need to send out nearly as much salary as they take back in any trade. So, for simplicity's sake, let's say they need to send out at least $53 million in any Antetokounmpo trade.

With Drummond possessing so much knowledge, its natural for the younger players to lean on him a bit. Guys like Adem Bona, Johni Broome, VJ Edgecombe, and a number of other younger Sixers have been in his ear asking him questions in an effort to become better players in this league and to take steps forward in their respective careers.

They’re in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings and less than two games out of third place heading into Thursday night’s games.

Will a few days of rest have done the Sixers some good? They’re back in action on Friday with a more favorable matchup against the 6-18 Pacers.