To put it mildly, the season has not started the way anyone would have liked for the Sixers. Not only have they lost four of their first five games, but the four teams they lost to are a combined 5-18 in their other games so far this season against teams that aren’t the Sixers. So, what’s going on?
Well in short, a lot, and none of it is good. The Joel Embiid situation has created nothing but drama for the franchise from the top down. Management has once again failed to be transparent in disclosing whatever the plan is with Embiid’s load management.