The Philadelphia 76ers have won four of their last five games, rising to 12th place in the Eastern Conference. As The Postal Service sang, they will see us waving from such great heights. Jokes aside, this stretch has dispelled any notion that the team should commit to a tank this season.
That idea was always entirely unrealistic, anyway. Sure, Philadelphia could have shut down Joel Embiid for the year, even if you ignore the risk that such a move would compel a trade demand from the big man next year and the franchise would be forced to sell at the lowest of lows.