DETROIT — The 76ers weren’t a sure thing. They were, though, a much surer thing than they are now.
According to the Basketball Reference preseason odds, the Sixers had the eighth-best odds to win the NBA title. They were just ahead of the Golden State Warriors and way ahead of the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Orlando Magic.
While those teams have all defied their early odds, the Sixers have been this season’s biggest disappointment.
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Now, they’re on a two-game road trip against the traditional Eastern Conference cellar dwellers, the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets.