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Tank or not to tank? Extending losing streak could do Sixers a lot of good

Greg Frank has worked several different sports radio jobs in his career in addition to picking up various freelance writing assignments and joined Liberty Ballers at the start of the 2024-25 season.

For what felt like forever, the Sixers did not move in the Eastern Conference standings. They were stuck as the 11 seed which was below the play-in tournament cut line but too high up to have a good chance at retaining their top-six protected first-round pick in this summer’s draft. On Dec. 27, Philadelphia moved ahead of Brooklyn in the East, and until last week, it did not jump any other teams or get jumped by anyone behind them.