The Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics only a few weeks ago, and the organization is in a familiar place – on the outside looking in. While the Miami Heat is handling the Boston Celtics in the conference finals, Philly fans are assigning blame for the most recent early exit and debating what the franchise should do next.
Doc Rivers was fired a week ago, and James Harden’s future in Philadelphia looks over. The two biggest additions since getting swept in the Orlando Bubble by, ironically, the Celtics, were not enough to help propel the Sixers to the Eastern Conference Finals, a place where the team has not been to since 2001.