Gina Mizell

Here’s me + @ginamizell.bsky.social asking Andre Drummond about his two made threes in tonight’s game and his continued work on his shot.

“It’s something that I’ve added to my game… Just shooting that same shot at a consistent rate and being able to hit them without even thinking about it.”

FINAL: Magic 128, Sixers 98. One more preseason game to go!

Kennedy Chandler now up to 16 points and 5 assists. Looks like he's got some enthusiastic family/friends under the basket, as well. He's gotten a ton of PG minutes tonight with Maxey only playing the first, and Edgecombe, Grimes, McCain (and even Lowry) all out.

Breaking: The kiddos still love HOT TO GO

Another Drummond corner 3!

Kennedy Chandler is starting the second half for the Sixers, which means Tyrese Maxey's night is done after his excellent first quarter. Oubre also is not out there.

Oubre, meanwhile, with an early 10-5-2 line.

Franz Wagner has been getting physical with Kelly Oubre in the second quarter. Got called for an offensive foul for pulling on his jersey going down the court a little bit ago, and just got called for a flagrant for winding up and fouling Oubre hard at the rim.

Magic 34, Sixers 32 at the end of the first. Maxey with 17 points. Sixers have a 14-9 rebounding edge.

Andre Drummond Experience is SO BACK!

And at hitting three-pointers. He's got 15 first-quarter points.

Tyrese Maxey, still good at getting to the rim.

Really active first quarter for Dominick Barlow, who already has five rebounds. Continues to get the starting nod with Trendon Watford still nursing a hamstring injury.

Nick Nurse keeping Bona in the game, for now.

Adem Bona picks up two fouls in less than two minutes. That remains one thing he's got to work on.

Sixers say VJ Edgecombe (left hip soreness) miss tonight’s preseason game against Orlando. He participated in shootaround this morning, is considered day-to-day, and is expected to practice next week.

Embiid, George, Grimes, Lowry, Watford and McCain are also out tonight.

Jabari Walker and Dominick Barlow get extended look at power forward during Sixers’ preseason Walker and Barlow are both on two-way contracts, meaning they will split time between the Sixers and the G League's Delaware Blue Coats this season.

Some Sixers nuggets heading into their first home preseason game, on:

*Jabari Walker/Dominick Barlow’s opportunities

* Adem Bona’s special moment with his brothers in Abu Dhabi

*The Sixers being tough to predict in the annual GM poll

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I saw five Sixers regulars or hopeful regulars wearing blue jerseys after shootaround wrapped, FWIW:

• VJ Edgecombe
• Kelly Oubre Jr.
• Justin Edwards
• Dominick Barlow
• Adem Bona

Quentin Grimes is ready to cash in on his hard work: ‘There is no gamble with Quentin’ The 25-year-old guard was a five-star recruit in high school who struggled in his first year at Kansas. He then developed at Houston into a first-round draft pick. Will the Sixers look to keep him?

When asked about his offseason work while waiting out his contract negotiations, Quentin Grimes said he was at the University of Houston and "If y’all know anything about Coach (Kelvin) Sampson, I was in pretty good shape."

Good chance to revive this story👇

www.inquirer.com/sixers/quent...

Quentin Grimes’ ‘energetic’ return further bolsters Sixers’ young backcourt Grimes, who accepted his qualifying offer last week, joins an already-intriguing backcourt that also includes Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and VJ Edgecombe.

Quentin Grimes was back on the practice floor — and in good spirits — Wednesday. He bolsters an already-intriguing young guard group…which may have three starters?

“There was a lot of live action out there today, and it didn't look like [Grimes'] first day.”

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VJ Edgecombe (hip soreness) did not practice today, and his status is TBD for tomorrow’s preseason game.

Quentin Grimes’ ‘energetic’ return further bolsters Sixers’ young backcourt Grimes, who accepted his qualifying offer last week, joins an already-intriguing backcourt that also includes Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and VJ Edgecombe.

Quentin Grimes was back on the practice floor — and in good spirits — Wednesday. He bolsters an already-intriguing young guard group…which may have three starters?

“There was a lot of live action out there today, and it didn't look like [Grimes'] first day.”

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Have not seen Embiid jump in the drill (yet), but George been on both ends with the ball and defending.

Joel Embiid and Paul George are both on the floor for some post-practice 1-on-1 work against teammates. Shot clock winding down type of stuff.

Went to a screening a couple months ago. As a Denver Post alum, and die-hard fan of local news, it hits really hard. A must-watch if you want to understand what's happening to newspapers across the country and why local news matters so much.

Not at all surprising from the NBA’s annual GM survey

Quentin Grimes’ ‘energetic’ return further bolsters Sixers’ young backcourt Grimes, who accepted his qualifying offer last week, joins an already-intriguing backcourt that also includes Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and VJ Edgecombe.

Quentin Grimes' "energetic" return further bolsters the Sixers' young backcourt.

Impressed with the group, Nick Nurse stated that starting three guards is "certainly on the table," and even floated the idea of experimenting with four-guard looks.

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Quentin Grimes holds no hard feelings for Sixers after failure to agree on long-term deal done: ‘It’s in the past’ Grimes said he's still willing to return to Philly next season and beyond: “Hopefully, I’ll be able to be back here longer. I wanted to be back here on a longer-term deal."

Quentin Grimes said he doesn’t have any ill will for the Sixers organization for refusing to meet his contract request.

"Not at all..." Grimes said. "Hopefully, I’ll be able to be back here longer. I wanted to be back here on a longer-term deal."

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Quentin Grimes is ready to cash in on his hard work: ‘There is no gamble with Quentin’ The 25-year-old guard was a five-star recruit in high school who struggled in his first year at Kansas. He then developed at Houston into a first-round draft pick. Will the Sixers look to keep him?

When asked about his offseason work while waiting out his contract negotiations, Quentin Grimes said he was at the University of Houston and "If y’all know anything about Coach (Kelvin) Sampson, I was in pretty good shape."

Good chance to revive this story👇

www.inquirer.com/sixers/quent...

Watford is getting some individual shooting work in after practice, and has had imaging done which revealed no structural damage, Sixers say.