Brett Brown needs to chill.
The 76ers coach needs to take a moment to reflect on how far the franchise has come since the start of the 2013-14 season. Yet Brown will say only that “we have so much more give” whenever someone asks about his team’s surpassing the 40-win plateau.
We all know the Sixers remain steps away from seriously contending for an NBA title. But they are much farther along than they had been.
Think back to March 24, 2014 — exactly four years ago Saturday. On that date, the Sixers suffered a 113-91 road loss to the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs.