We are now a few weeks into the 2021-22 NBA season and we’ve gotten a small taste of how teams are performing. The Sixers have been fun for the most part, as they’ve proven to be a team with a lot of talent and a young developing star in Tyrese Maxey. However, the large shadow that is the Ben Simmons situation continues to cast over the team.
The Sixers continue to hold out on the situation, trying to leverage time/opportunity for better trades to arise. Dealing Simmons at the beginning of the season, where everyone loves their newly assembled teams, was always going to be difficult.