James Harden was by far the top storyline at Sixers media day on Monday, for obvious reasons. But aside from Harden, questions about what to expect from new head coach Nick Nurse were a prevailing theme as well.
Those questions elicited some fascinating answers that underscore how different Nurse seems to be from former head coach Doc Rivers.
If there’s one thing that came across from both Nurse himself and the players, it’s that they’re willing to embrace experimenting, no matter how painful it might be at times. Nurse specifically referenced his time as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors over the past few seasons when they didn’t have a good answer defensively against Joel Embiid.