In the beginning of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers looked like a juggernaut with the 5-0 record. Yet, they’ve gone 2-4 in the past six games. There’s a lot of factors that lead to these losses, but one thing stands out more than anything else and that has to be that the Sixers can’t be success without their whole starting five available.
Some could point to Joel Embiid‘s somewhat slow start to the season (by his standards anyway), Tobias Harris‘ abysmal shooting from the 3-point line or Ben Simmons‘ steadfast unwillingness to even attempt a 3-pointer.