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The Sixers are hanging to first place by a thread, one that may inevitably break during Joel Embiid‘s forthcoming 2-3 week absence. Even so, Philadelphia’s time is now. The roster is built to win, and Joel Embiid is in the midst of his best season to date. To not give him every chance to capitalize in the playoffs would be organizational failure.
Philadelphia’s future is unclear, but there’s no roster flexibility for Daryl Morey to work with next offseason. The Sixers will not have cap space, nor any high draft picks.