The off season was a big disappointment for the Philadelphia 76ers. Whereas last season, they were able to come within one possession of knocking off the eventual champs, the Raptors, the team inexplicably decided to restocked the cupboard with new players and it just wasn’t worked out so far. Tack on some killer injuries to Ben Simmons (who will be re-evaluated in a week or two) and Joel Embiid (who we can probably expect back sooner than Ben) and a situation that was difficult has gotten that much more challenging. Yeesh. And now this.
In an opinion column, Jeff Zillgitt of the USA Today had the following to say:
“Short of a deep and surprising run in the playoffs, where do the Sixers go from here?