Going into the 2016-17 season, the Philadelphia 76ers were expected to win several more games than last season. That is to be expected since the Sixers only won 10 games out of their 82 games played last season and the top pick of the 2016 Ben Simmons was expected to improve the Sixers a lot in his rookie season.
With Simmons out for at least the majority of the season due to a foot injury and Jerryd Bayless missing several games to a wrist injury, the debut of 2014’s third overall draft pick Joel Embiid and 12th overall pick Dario Saric with added veterans Sergio Rodriguez and Gerald Henderson Jr.