They’re Winning
Winning takes time. This is not the same era where teams stayed together for 4+years. Free Agency rules the NBA and no team is immune to breakups. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been on the floor together for 2.5 years and each year the Philadelphia 76ers keep climbing the ladder. It’s only a matter of time before the right pieces are around in order to make that leap.
Last season, they came extremely close. A buzzer-beater shot by Kawhi Leanard pretty much stopped the 76ers from winning a championship. What’s the point of going through those dark years only to grab two of the best players in the NBA and watch them part ways due to the media’s influence? While they have been dismissed from the playoffs in the second round the last two years and have struggled this year, it’s all a learning process.
The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have ruled the NBA the last few years and that’s due to their front office putting the right players with their stars. This is what Elton Brand must figure out. Division titles are nothing these days. First-round wins are easy, however, it’s that step Simmons and Embiid crave. If they can make it to the NBA Finals this season, it changes everything. Free Agents will be pulled to the City of Brotherly Love just to play with this dynamic duo.
