Remembering back to last season, the Philadelphia 76ers rolled out a starting lineup of a jump shot-less Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Robert Covington, and Markelle Fultz. After a couple of big trades, general manager Elton Brand made a splash for Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris. Odds for the Sixers to win the East skyrocketed. However, Kahwi Leonard and his laugh ended the Sixers season in an ECF game 7 buzzer-beater.
Since then, fans have watched Jimmy Butler shipped off to the Miami Heat in a trade-and-sign, Tobias Harris earn a max contract to stay in Philly, and the team sign Embiid’s Achilles heel, lockdown C/PF Al Horford to a 4-year/ $109 million contract.