The Philadelphia 76ers have high hopes entering the 2025-26 season, but they are far from the only team looking to launch a comeuppance. Hence, even with the Eastern Conference being penciled in as a relatively easier race to crack, the team will still find it difficult to regain their footing following the kind of campaign they turned in last season.
To make matters worse, the 76ers will be starting the season off with a handicap. Two of their stars, Joel Embiid and Paul George, have a strong likelihood of missing the early part of the campaign due to their respective injuries, and recent signs suggest that they could be out for longer than expected.