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Philadelphia’s February: A Tale Of Two Halves

By Simon Smith

Feb 11, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (33) reacts to his three pointer against the Miami Heat during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 117-109. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 11, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (33) reacts to his three pointer against the Miami Heat during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 117-109. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 21, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) reacts to a foul call during the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) reacts to a foul call during the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The Philadelphia 76ers have had some significant changes to their roster over recent weeks. Following a terrible start to February, the team responded in impressive fashion.

One of the busier teams in the NBA during the recent trade deadline period was the Philadelphia 76ers. Mindful of possessing expiring contracts, Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo set about gaining some future assets in a couple of separate deals.

First, he sent forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for center Tiago Splitter and a second-round pick. Colangelo followed this up by dealing former lottery pick Nerlens Noel to the Dallas Mavericks in return for swingman Justin Anderson, center Andrew Bogut and a future protected first round pick.

Bogut has since been waived by the Sixers in order to join a contender.

In addition to these moves was the recent announcement that No.1 overall pick Ben Simmons would miss his entire rookie campaign due to his lingering foot injury.  And if that wasn’t enough, rookie sensation Joel Embiid has just been ruled out indefinitely due to persistent knee pain.

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Therefore it’s a credit to head coach Brett Brown, his coaching staff and the players that they have been able to focus on the day-to-day grind of the NBA.

The Sixers played 12 games in February for a 4-8 record. After dropping their first five games, the Sixers responded by winning four of their remaining seven.