Ever since that fateful night in Washington when everyone’s favorite MVP frontrunner fell to the floor, the Sixers have somehow managed to not only tread water, but actually play some really impressive basketball without Joel Embiid. They’re obviously worse right now, as back to back rock fights against the Knicks might indicate, but through it all they still sit at the top of the East with a net rating that trails only the Milwaukee Bucks in the conference.
And yet the Sixers remain a bizarre squad despite their recent stretch of winning.