By now, you’ve likely seen the stat that Philadelphia’s new starting unit had a 31.5 net rating in its 17 minutes together against Denver Friday night. For some quick context, the Milwaukee Bucks have the best net rating in the league as a team at 10.0. As Larry David might say of Philadelphia’s initial showing with the new group: pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Sixers fans and impartial observers alike wondered how the new pieces would fit together. Where would the team turn with the game on the line? Fortunately for those curious individuals, we received an early look Friday night when Joel Embiid and JJ Redick subbed in for James Ennis and Boban Marjanovic with 4:09 left and the game tied at 103.