Report: Ariel Hukporti suffers season-ending Achilles injury
Hukporti averaged 2.2 points and 3 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game in 2025-26.
- Hukporti: 3 rebounds per game in 2025-26
- Philadelphia went 45-37 with a -0.2 net rating
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Philadelphia 76ers seven-footer Ariel Hukporti has sustained a season-ending ruptured right Achilles tendon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reported Tuesday, October 6.
Hukporti’s available NBA production came with the New York Knicks in 2025-26, when the center played 53 games and made five starts. He averaged 2.2 points, 3 rebounds and 0.5 assists while posting a 61.9 true-shooting percentage and 10.9 usage percentage.
The 76ers finished 45-37 in 2025-26. Their -0.2 net rating ranked 18th among 30 teams, with the offense 17th and the defense 16th.
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Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Philadelphia 76ers 7-footer Ariel Hukporti has sustained a season-ending ruptured right Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/ES2qRHK973
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Hukporti will undergo surgery later today, per sources.
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