It’s official. The NBA will return in late July. The Philadelphia 76ers are locked in a tight battle for the fourth or fifth seeds, but regardless, one can expect the Sixers to face a difficult road to the NBA Finals — a destination the front office has prioritized at every turn since last season.
This iteration of the Sixers is a mess. The roster doesn’t fit, injuries have successfully stalled cohesiveness all season, and I’m not sure a move to Orlando — one which removes the Sixers from the Wells Fargo Center entirely — benefits Philadelphia in any meaningful way.