The franchise that turned its entire fan base away for years and years thanks to decades of purposeful losing (at least that’s what portions of the media told me happened) still seems to have its fair share of admirers.
In the initial All-Star Starter voting tallies released Thursday, Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler are currently third and fourth, respectively, among Eastern Conference frontcourt players. Meanwhile, Ben Simmons sits fourth among guards. Embiid is somewhat within range of Kawhi Leonard for second among frontcourt players, but the dream of his finishing first among Eastern Conference vote-getters, and getting to be the captain for a televised draft, looks like it may have to be delayed for at least another year.