If Joel Embiid and Paul George are unable to play consistently in 2025-26, Tyrese Maxey, Quentin Grimes, Jared McCain and VJ Edgecombe will be your four best players on most nights.
(Even if those two aging stars are healthy, there will likely be nights where that’s the case.)
A reader question sparked my curiosity when they proposed a very realistic scenario: what if all four of the guards are awesome, but the Sixers struggle overall because of a weak frontcourt? Can they do something as soon as the deadline to remedy the situation?