Coming off of an 18 win season, it’s understandable that most are leery to assume the Philadelphia 76ers will be able to do much next season. Sure, bounce backs have happened for teams that were once in troubled situations such as this, but these usually were catalyzed by bringing in a star player or having a player return from injury.
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With the bringing in of rookie Jahlil Okafor, I don’t think this acquisition will be enough to boost the team much further than 18 wins. Sure, they could be pushing much more, but I don’t think we should expect playoff contention.