This has been a big week for the 76ers.
In fact it has been the most significant in years, in terms of the Sixers’ becoming recognized as a franchise that other teams must pay attention to.
There is a big difference between a terrible team that has some good young players and a team on the rise whose players are putting the league on notice.
The NBA can’t ignore the Sixers anymore, and the league proved it with the following accolades:
Joel Embiid was named a starter for the All-Star Game — the Sixers’ first all-star starter since Allen Iverson in 2011.