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The NBA’s Atlantic Division is the league’s most interesting in 2020-21…and not necessarily because the Boston Celtics represent it.
You see, the talk of the town in the association has been the rise of two potential powerhouses from the northeast: the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Philly’s red-hot start to the season had talking heads wondering if the pieces were finally in place in the City of Brotherly Love to make a title-run. With Tobias Harris upping his efficiency to being more than just a serviceable third option, the Sixers may actually be equipped to make a deep run in the Eastern Conference (more on that in a bit).