THIS YEAR THEY’LL PREPARE FOR THE SEASON IN THE BAHAMAS
PHILADELPHIA, August 20, 2024 — The Philadelphia 76ers will soon be back to work and preparing for the 2024-2025 NBA season. On Monday, the team announced a couple of key dates in the coming months.
According to a press release, the Sixers are going to hold their annual Media Day on Monday, September 30. As usual, the team will gather at the practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, and will be introduced to the media for the first time heading into the season.
After Media Day, the roster will travel to the Bahamas, where they will participate in training camp for the week. They will compete at the popular Atlantis Paradise Island from October 1 to October 5.
Over the last few seasons, the Sixers have hit the road for training camp. The trend started under Doc Rivers ahead of the 2022-2023 season. At the time, the Sixers held training camp in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Philadelphia 76ers began holding training camp away from the tri-state area a couple years ago, heading to Charleston in 2022 and Colorado State last year. However, with a bunch of new faces arriving this year, including big free agent acquisition Paul George, the Sixers will be stepping up their travel game this fall. The team announced this year’s training camp will be held at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas from October 1 through October 5.
After the Sixers spend some time away from home for training camp and go through their preseason schedule, they’ll tip off the 2024-2025 run with a home matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On Wednesday, October 23, the Sixers take the primetime stage on ESPN to face Doc Rivers’ Bucks for the first time this year. The game will mark the home debut of some new additions, such as Paul George and Caleb Martin.
Last season, the Sixers struggled a lot against the Bucks. When they faced Milwaukee on the road in late October, they lost a nail-biter by one point. When the two teams met again in South Philly in February, Milwaukee pulled off a blowout win.
The final meeting between the Sixers and the Bucks in March resulted in a 114-105 win, leaving the Sixers swept by the Bucks in 2023-2024. The Sixers will look to snap the four-game win streak in October after going through their training camp. Media Day will take place at the Penn Medicine Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey on Monday, Sept. 30, with more details to come.
The Atlantis Resort Paradise Island. is no stranger to basketball events. This November will mark the 13th year of the Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament. It’s also the 4th year for the women’s tournament there, with Villanova’s women heading down this year.
Many people have already pointed out the unfortunate timing with Buddy Hield no longer being on the team; Hield, a The Bahamas native, is a well-known ambassador of the game in the country. However, the Sixers still have a The Bahamas connection on the roster with Eric Gordon.
Gordon’s mother was born in The Bahamas and he switched his FIBA eligibility in order to play for The Bahamas during this year’s Olympic qualifying. The Bahamas team, led by Gordon, Hield, and DeAndre Ayton, fell just short of reaching the 2024 Olympics in Paris, losing to Spain in the qualifying tournament final.
