Brand’s return, double-double, not enough : 76ers F Elton Brand returned to the floor Wednesday after missing two straight games with a thumb injury, and immediately went to work on the boards, grabbing 13 rebounds in just 27 minutes against the Spurs. He also added 11 points and three blocks, however his efforts were not enough to overcome the Spurs and their deep bench, who won 100-90. It was the fifth double-double of the season for Brand. (Updated 02/08/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Brand is having the worst scoring season of his career, as he is down below 11 points per game on the season. To show how poor his scoring his been, three of his double-doubles including Wednesday have seen Brand grab at least as many rebounds on points scored. Still, he is averaging seven rebounds per game, so his overall numbers are still useful. While his overall numbers are down from his career highs, Fantasy owners can still look to him as a viable low-end Fantasy option in most formats. (Updated 02/08/2012).
02/11/2012 22:12 76ers get back on track, sink Cavs
Jrue Holliday scored 20 points to lead six Philadelphia players in double figures as the 76ers rolled to a 99-84 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
02/10/2012 21:57 Paul hits game winner to bury Sixers
Chris Paul had 24 points, including the game-winning 17-footer with 3.2 seconds left, Blake Griffin added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 78-77 on Friday.
02/08/2012 22:13 Parker's 37 helps Spurs win at Philly
Tony Parker scored 37 points, Gary Neal added 18 off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-90 in a matchup of division leaders Wednesday night.
02/06/2012 09:03 Week 7 Start 'Em and Sit 'Em
The Nets have struggled so far in 2012, but Anthony Morrow is making some noise of late. Our Chris Towers discusses his recent play and much more in his latest Start 'Em and Sit 'Em.
02/04/2012 21:34 Sixers spread scoring to drop Hawks
Rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures and the Sixers dodged back-to-back losses once again by beating the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 on Saturday night.
While Brand certainly isn’t getting any younger, he can finally say he’s entering the 2011-12 season completely healthy for the first time since 2006-07. The 32-year-old played in and started 81 games last year, his most since 2004-05, and averaged 15 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per night. Brand is never going to score as he did with the Clippers, but he’s expected to do big things for the Sixers this season after recording 24 double-doubles. Brand is not a 20-and-10 player, but Fantasy owners can finally begin targeting him early in drafts once again. We know owners will still be skeptical after getting burned in previous years, but Brand is healthy and isn’t to the point in his career where his skills are in decline. Coach Doug Collins will need him to anchor the offense down low and Jrue Holiday should be able to get him the ball enough for him to be a solid No. 2 or 3 Fantasy forward. Consider him beginning in the middle rounds of all Fantasy drafts. (Updated 8/23/11)
