Two games into James Harden’s Sixers tenure, and we have learned a couple things so far. For starters, whatever learning curve we baked in for Joel Embiid and his new star teammate, was probably too steep. Philadelphia hasn’t faced an elite defense like a Miami or Phoenix yet, but so far, the duo seems to be clicking rather seamlessly.
We also saw that Tyrese Maxey’s game has not suffered, as the second-year pro has found ways to attack in transition, and on second side offense when a defense is already scrambling to account for EmBeard.