It has been clear that the Philadelphia 76ers don’t function well when Al Horford is in the starting five. As such, head coach Brett Brown has taken a big step in moving Horford too the bench, but there are still times when Brown plays Horford with starting center Joel Embiid. Those scenarios need to stop happening on a regular basis.
This season, Horford and Embiid have an Offensive Rating of 98.7 and a Defensive Rating of 100.9. Defensively, the duo is producing at an elite level, but the Sixers offense is so bad when they are together that it cancels out their impressive defense.