Daily News | Inside Sixers: Jalen McDaniels’ acclimation, Embiid-Maxey banter and more entering the All-Star break
, when they used a torrid first-half start to build a 28-point advantage but needed to fend off their opponent’s furious rally. The Sixers also filled out their roster during the past week, acquiring versatile wing Jalen McDaniels at the trade deadline andStarting late next week, the Sixers will have 25 regular-season games remaining to sharpen themselves, and prove they can compete with the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference.
McDaniels, who averaged 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds while subbing in late as a defender in his first three games as a Sixer, has also gotten acclimated a bit off the floor. While on the search for a meal earlier this week, he decided to walk instead of taking his rental car. On the stroll, he eventually wound up at the City Center Apple Store.
“But Danny loves it, wants to be a part of it,” Rivers said. “And that’s what he’ll bring to that team: veteran leadership, know-how, great voice in the locker room, and he can really shoot the basketball.”Not everybody in Center City late Sunday night was swept up in Super Bowl fever.
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