The NBA trade deadline has come and gone with mixed results for the Sixers, but they got off to a relatively fun start in a close 127-121 loss to the Hawks on Friday.
Next up, this slightly new look (and still very unhealthy) Sixers team is finishing their back-to-back against the 9-42 Wizards on Saturday night.
Typically, a game against the 14th-place team in the East would be a very winnable game. Maybe it will be on Saturday. But shortly after some moves at the deadline, heading on the road on the second night of a back-to-back, with the offensive struggles without Joel Embiid, and multiple lingering injuries to key players isn’t exactly a recipe for success.