Adam Aaronson
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Sixers beat writer for @phillyvoice.com
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Samaki Walker provided his son with a 'foundation.' Now with Sixers, Jabari can 'figure some of this basketball stuff out'
Sixers forward Jabari Walker and his father Samaki, a veteran of 10 NBA seasons, spoke with PhillyVoice about the 23-year-old's long journey to Philadelphia and what must come next.
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NEW: Last week, I asked Jabari Walker what it meant to have a 10-year NBA veteran as his father. He raved about it.
So, I gave Samaki Walker a call.
I learned a whole lot about how Samaki raised Jabari — and continues to challenge his son to get better:
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So, I gave Samaki Walker a call.
I learned a whole lot about how Samaki raised Jabari — and continues to challenge his son to get better:
www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
It did not look pretty but Dominick Barlow connects from the corner! He then forces a miss at the rim, the Sixers leak out in transition and Justin Edwards hits from the exact same spot. 11-3 Sixers run opens the second quarter and forces a Detroit timeout.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It did not look pretty but Dominick Barlow connects from the corner! He then forces a miss at the rim, the Sixers leak out in transition and Justin Edwards hits from the exact same spot. 11-3 Sixers run opens the second quarter and forces a Detroit timeout.
Welcome back, Dominick Barlow. Barlow and Justin Edwards enter the game to open the second quarter, and the Sixers have officially gone to a 10-man rotation tonight.
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Welcome back, Dominick Barlow. Barlow and Justin Edwards enter the game to open the second quarter, and the Sixers have officially gone to a 10-man rotation tonight.
After one: Sixers 27, Pistons 28.
Tyrese Maxey leads all scorers with 10 points, VJ Edgecombe has eight points (2-3 on threes). No Pistons player has more than five points, but all nine players to appear in the first quarter for Detroit scored.
Tyrese Maxey leads all scorers with 10 points, VJ Edgecombe has eight points (2-3 on threes). No Pistons player has more than five points, but all nine players to appear in the first quarter for Detroit scored.
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
After one: Sixers 27, Pistons 28.
Tyrese Maxey leads all scorers with 10 points, VJ Edgecombe has eight points (2-3 on threes). No Pistons player has more than five points, but all nine players to appear in the first quarter for Detroit scored.
Tyrese Maxey leads all scorers with 10 points, VJ Edgecombe has eight points (2-3 on threes). No Pistons player has more than five points, but all nine players to appear in the first quarter for Detroit scored.
Sixers going with a huge one-starter lineup as Tyrese Maxey rests: Grimes, Edgecombe, Walker, Watford, Drummond.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sixers going with a huge one-starter lineup as Tyrese Maxey rests: Grimes, Edgecombe, Walker, Watford, Drummond.
Jabari Walker is the first Sixers forward off the bench tonight.
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Jabari Walker is the first Sixers forward off the bench tonight.
VJ Edgecombe knocks down a transition three on his first shot of the game, an encouraging sign. Trendon Watford grabbed a contested rebound and instantly initiated transition offense, finding Edgecombe as he spotted up. Awesome play by Watford.
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
VJ Edgecombe knocks down a transition three on his first shot of the game, an encouraging sign. Trendon Watford grabbed a contested rebound and instantly initiated transition offense, finding Edgecombe as he spotted up. Awesome play by Watford.
Adem Bona subs in for Andre Drummond early. Would guess Nick Nurse is going to do a lot of mirroring minutes – Bona with Reed, Drummond with Isaiah Stewart.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Adem Bona subs in for Andre Drummond early. Would guess Nick Nurse is going to do a lot of mirroring minutes – Bona with Reed, Drummond with Isaiah Stewart.
Salaries of Pistons starters tonight:
Daniss Jenkins: two-way contract
Duncan Robinson: $16.8 million
Ron Holland II: $8.6 million
Javonte Green: $2.2 million
Paul Reed: $5.3 million
Daniss Jenkins: two-way contract
Duncan Robinson: $16.8 million
Ron Holland II: $8.6 million
Javonte Green: $2.2 million
Paul Reed: $5.3 million
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Salaries of Pistons starters tonight:
Daniss Jenkins: two-way contract
Duncan Robinson: $16.8 million
Ron Holland II: $8.6 million
Javonte Green: $2.2 million
Paul Reed: $5.3 million
Daniss Jenkins: two-way contract
Duncan Robinson: $16.8 million
Ron Holland II: $8.6 million
Javonte Green: $2.2 million
Paul Reed: $5.3 million
With Barlow back + Walker active, intrigued to see what the frontcourt mix looks like. Could see Nurse going with 10 guys but only one reserve guard (Quentin Grimes; the others being Barlow/Walker/Justin Edwards/Adem Bona. Could also slide Barlow or Walker to center & sit Bona.
Sixers two-way statuses tonight @ Detroit, I am told:
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
With Barlow back + Walker active, intrigued to see what the frontcourt mix looks like. Could see Nurse going with 10 guys but only one reserve guard (Quentin Grimes; the others being Barlow/Walker/Justin Edwards/Adem Bona. Could also slide Barlow or Walker to center & sit Bona.
Sixers two-way statuses tonight @ Detroit, I am told:
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Sixers two-way statuses tonight @ Detroit, I am told:
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
ACTIVE: Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker
INACTIVE: Hunter Sallis
Sixers have 70 games of two-way availability left while under 15 players. Walker has 38 games left, Sallis has 45 games left and Barlow has 47 games left.
Pregame reading...
New: This week’s Friday film is live!
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Friday film: VJ Edgecombe struggling, Jabari Walker surging and Jared McCain discussing first Blue Coats appearance
Diving into film to evaluate growing concern surrounding Sixers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe's recent slump and more.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Pregame reading...
Sixers now have VJ Edgecombe listed as AVAILABLE @ Detroit tonight. Meanwhile, Pistons just ruled out Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sixers now have VJ Edgecombe listed as AVAILABLE @ Detroit tonight. Meanwhile, Pistons just ruled out Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren.
Reposted by Adam Aaronson
New: A surprise dispatch from Wilmington, DE!
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Looking to 'get back' to himself, Sixers guard Jared McCain joins Delaware Blue Coats and makes progress in G League
Jared McCain played 20 minutes on Thursday night – all in the first half – scoring 10 points in his NBA G League debut.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New: A surprise dispatch from Wilmington, DE!
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
New: This week’s Friday film is live!
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Friday film: VJ Edgecombe struggling, Jabari Walker surging and Jared McCain discussing first Blue Coats appearance
Diving into film to evaluate growing concern surrounding Sixers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe's recent slump and more.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New: This week’s Friday film is live!
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
• VJ Edgecombe is in a brutal slump, the first of his NBA career. What has gone wrong & what does Nick Nurse plan to do about it?
• Jabari Walker builds a much more compelling rotation case
• More on Jared McCain www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Good morning!
ICYMI, I spent last night in Wilmington covering Jared McCain’s first Blue Coats game. A whole lot inside on how McCain looked in his 20 minutes of action, the significant change made to the equipment on his surgically-repaired left knee and how he’s handling all of this mentally:
ICYMI, I spent last night in Wilmington covering Jared McCain’s first Blue Coats game. A whole lot inside on how McCain looked in his 20 minutes of action, the significant change made to the equipment on his surgically-repaired left knee and how he’s handling all of this mentally:
New: A surprise dispatch from Wilmington, DE!
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Looking to 'get back' to himself, Sixers guard Jared McCain joins Delaware Blue Coats and makes progress in G League
Jared McCain played 20 minutes on Thursday night – all in the first half – scoring 10 points in his NBA G League debut.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Good morning!
ICYMI, I spent last night in Wilmington covering Jared McCain’s first Blue Coats game. A whole lot inside on how McCain looked in his 20 minutes of action, the significant change made to the equipment on his surgically-repaired left knee and how he’s handling all of this mentally:
ICYMI, I spent last night in Wilmington covering Jared McCain’s first Blue Coats game. A whole lot inside on how McCain looked in his 20 minutes of action, the significant change made to the equipment on his surgically-repaired left knee and how he’s handling all of this mentally:
New: A surprise dispatch from Wilmington, DE!
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Looking to 'get back' to himself, Sixers guard Jared McCain joins Delaware Blue Coats and makes progress in G League
Jared McCain played 20 minutes on Thursday night – all in the first half – scoring 10 points in his NBA G League debut.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New: A surprise dispatch from Wilmington, DE!
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
I went to Jared McCain's G League debut, noted many observations from his 20 minutes of play & asked him tons of questions.
McCain ditched his brace. He wants to feel like himself again. He feels he is getting there: www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-...
Here’s Jared McCain on when the plan for him to play in the G League began to formulate, why he felt it was the right call and the relief of seeing a few shots go in:
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Here’s Jared McCain on when the plan for him to play in the G League began to formulate, why he felt it was the right call and the relief of seeing a few shots go in:
Apologies, McCain had the tights *over* the Incrediwear.
Here’s his full explanation of the change, what the idea behind it was and whether or not he expects it to replace the bulkier brace he’s been struggling with:
Here’s his full explanation of the change, what the idea behind it was and whether or not he expects it to replace the bulkier brace he’s been struggling with:
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Apologies, McCain had the tights *over* the Incrediwear.
Here’s his full explanation of the change, what the idea behind it was and whether or not he expects it to replace the bulkier brace he’s been struggling with:
Here’s his full explanation of the change, what the idea behind it was and whether or not he expects it to replace the bulkier brace he’s been struggling with:
Jared McCain recently mentioned giving himself “grace & compassion.” I asked him what that process looks like in practice.
“Not getting too frustrated, but it's definitely really hard, especially when you scroll on social media & you see some things about yourself.”
Full audio:
“Not getting too frustrated, but it's definitely really hard, especially when you scroll on social media & you see some things about yourself.”
Full audio:
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Jared McCain recently mentioned giving himself “grace & compassion.” I asked him what that process looks like in practice.
“Not getting too frustrated, but it's definitely really hard, especially when you scroll on social media & you see some things about yourself.”
Full audio:
“Not getting too frustrated, but it's definitely really hard, especially when you scroll on social media & you see some things about yourself.”
Full audio:
Asked Jared McCain if he’s thought about relying more on his physicality and bumps while he tries to regain his full mobility:
“It’s all about feel for me. Using my body is something I've done since I was a kid… I really just want to get back to feeling like that.”
Full audio:
“It’s all about feel for me. Using my body is something I've done since I was a kid… I really just want to get back to feeling like that.”
Full audio:
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Asked Jared McCain if he’s thought about relying more on his physicality and bumps while he tries to regain his full mobility:
“It’s all about feel for me. Using my body is something I've done since I was a kid… I really just want to get back to feeling like that.”
Full audio:
“It’s all about feel for me. Using my body is something I've done since I was a kid… I really just want to get back to feeling like that.”
Full audio:
Jared McCain was pitched on the idea of playing in the G League yesterday and was eager to do it. He felt relief seeing some shots go in, but is still waiting on the three-point shot to start falling again.
“But I know it’ll come.”
“But I know it’ll come.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Jared McCain was pitched on the idea of playing in the G League yesterday and was eager to do it. He felt relief seeing some shots go in, but is still waiting on the three-point shot to start falling again.
“But I know it’ll come.”
“But I know it’ll come.”
Jared McCain didn’t wear a brace tonight. He wore a sleeve on his knee called “Incrediwear” with tights under it in an attempt to protect his knee but allow some more freedom of movement, which he felt tonight. He’ll see how the knee responds to tonight’s minutes and go from there.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jared McCain didn’t wear a brace tonight. He wore a sleeve on his knee called “Incrediwear” with tights under it in an attempt to protect his knee but allow some more freedom of movement, which he felt tonight. He’ll see how the knee responds to tonight’s minutes and go from there.
Jared McCain not on the floor as the second half begins here in Wilmington. His night is over after 20 minutes. Will have more postgame.
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Jared McCain not on the floor as the second half begins here in Wilmington. His night is over after 20 minutes. Will have more postgame.
It is halftime here in Wilmington. Jared McCain played 20:08. We won't know for sure until the second half begins, but I am guessing McCain is done for the night with the following line:
10 points (3-10 FG, 0-4 3P, 2-3 FT; 4 free throw points)
3 assists
2 rebounds
3 turnovers
10 points (3-10 FG, 0-4 3P, 2-3 FT; 4 free throw points)
3 assists
2 rebounds
3 turnovers
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It is halftime here in Wilmington. Jared McCain played 20:08. We won't know for sure until the second half begins, but I am guessing McCain is done for the night with the following line:
10 points (3-10 FG, 0-4 3P, 2-3 FT; 4 free throw points)
3 assists
2 rebounds
3 turnovers
10 points (3-10 FG, 0-4 3P, 2-3 FT; 4 free throw points)
3 assists
2 rebounds
3 turnovers
McCain clearly hunting his own shots in what are probably his final minutes:
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
McCain clearly hunting his own shots in what are probably his final minutes: