After an eventful offseason, the Sixers now project to have one of the brightest near-term futures of any team in the NBA. ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, Bobby Marks and Tim Bontemps apparently agree.
In ESPN’s latest NBA Future Power Rankings, the Sixers came in at No. 4, trailing only the Oklahoma City Thunder (obviously), Boston Celtics (ew) and New York Knicks (sigh). They’re one spot ahead of the Dallas Mavericks, who are fresh off an NBA Finals appearance, and two spots ahead of the Denver Nuggets, who fell from No. 2 to No. 6 after letting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope walk in free agency.