During the 2019 playoffs, the quintet of Embiid, Simmons, Butler, Redick and Harris sported a net rating of 23.9, tied for third-best among 124 qualified lineups over the past two decades, 1 ...

Young Philadelphia 76ers stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid are optimistic about the addition of All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to the team. On Saturday, the Sixers agreed to acquire Butler - and ...

Jimmy Butler has only been with the 76ers for two weeks, but the early returns are already promising. In only seven games, sparks are flying between Butler, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, surpassing ...

Jimmy Butler played perhaps the best game of his career on Monday night, scoring 40 points in a Game 1 win over the No. 1 seeded Bucks. A lot of people tuned in for the big Heat win, including ...

Embiid has made it very clear over the last two years that he believes the Sixers made a mistake getting rid of Butler. Now, the veteran center hints the Sixers did it because Ben Simmons needed ...

Joel Embiid seems to be growing tired of the Ben Simmons drama, and the All-Star center shared some honest thoughts on the subject in his latest meeting with reporters.

The way Embiid sees it, the Sixers have built their team around Simmons’ needs and even chose not to re-sign Jimmy Butler because of Simmons. Embiid feels that was a mistake.

Getty Ben Simmons #25, Joel Embiid #21, and Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on in the second half Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on January 09, 2019.

TORONTO — The rest of their teammates and coaches had already begun to take that long, gloomy stroll to the locker room when Joel Embiid approached Jimmy Butler, who was still sitting on the ...

That team's full-strength starting five -- Ben Simmons, JJ Redick, Butler, Harris and Embiid -- played only 161 minutes in 10 regular-season games, but was downright dominant: 121.9 points per 100 ...

Embiid, talented as he is, is still a relative novice at the sport he is dominating. Simmons is being asked to play a position he has never played full-time while trying to thrive in an NBA that ...

However, Embiid, Simmons and Butler are high-usage players, and while Butler can play the catch-and-shoot role, he isn't an elite three-point shooter.