Joel Embiid has been among the most disrespected players in the NBA throughout his career, particularly in the last three seasons. Over his previous two seasons, he missed out on two MVP awards and two All-NBA first-team appearances, thanks to Nikola Jokic. This season has been no different, as the disrespect has worsened. Embiid was recently selected to the bench …
There has been a narrative created by NBA fans, generally in support of Nikola Jokic, that states that Jokic has far less help than Joel Embiid. If you compare starters, that may be true in the James Harden era. When looking at their respective teams’ bench, it’s clear that Jokic has the better bench. At this point in the season, …
The Sixers are winners of four straight, commanding the Eastern Conference’s top spot at 16-6. One critique of the Sixers blistering start could be the underwhelming schedule to begin the year. The Sixers are 13-3 against teams with a losing record and 4-3 against teams above .500 thus far. But even in games against teams with a winning record, there …
The Philadelphia 76ers won yet another game that they would have lost last year, all thanks to a dominating performance by Joel Embiid. Embiid led the way for the Sixers win, scoring a game-high 42 points, 10 rebounds, and only one turnover in 33 minutes, as the Sixers erased a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Boston …
In last week’s article, we looked at the four Eastern Conference teams with better odds to win the NBA Finals than the Sixers. This week we will be discussing how the Sixers stack up odds-wise with the teams in the Western Conference with better odds than them. A quick update, at the time of writing last week, the Sixers had …
If the NBA does ever return, the Sixers currently sit tied for the 6th seed with the Indiana Pacers, but is there any shot at a championship run this year? Hot take: I’m gonna say no. There is very little chance the Sixers will have home court advantage at any point, plus there is a clear disconnect between the front …
