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Orlando Magic Playoff Lessons: Philadelphia 76ers figuring out what to do with non-shooters

Ben Simmons has been the center of all the questions the Philadelphia 76ers faced this offseason. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia 76ers’ rebuild path has been a wild one. Getting over the hill and into true championship contention has proven to be a difficult task for them.

The team went through the long process (keyword) of accumulating assets and players, trying to build up the kind of stars that could take them into championship contention. They found their breakthrough moment when they felt they were ready to compete and started amassing shooters to try to surround their eventually chosen star duo of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.