The 76ers (2-11) are off to their worst begin because the 2015-16 season.
Fashionable NBA historical past means that heads roll when a franchise with a large payroll and title aspirations doesn’t dwell as much as expectations. Nonetheless, the Sixers aren’t anticipated to make any drastic adjustments to their teaching or front-office workers.
In accordance with The Athletic, the roles of head coach Nick Nurse and president of basketball operations Daryl Extra aren’t at risk regardless of the crew’s woeful begin. The report got here within the aftermath of an ESPN report divulging particulars of a heated locker room assembly during which Tyrese Maxey referred to as out Joel Embiid’s tardiness.
The Athletic supplied further particulars on the assembly, noting that Maxey informed Embiid: “Joel, you recognize I like you. Nevertheless it begins with you, and your habits.” The Sixers guard reportedly referred to as out Embiid for being “late to too many crew features” corresponding to observe and movie room periods.
The main points of the closed-door assembly despatched shockwaves by the NBA world, with analysts corresponding to Kendrick Perkins questioning if “the belief” degree had already been damaged throughout the franchise. Talking on “NBA As we speak” on ESPN, Perkins opined that phrase of the assembly acquired out to the media as a result of Embiid had misplaced the assist of his locker room.
The 76ers entered the 2024-25 season with the third-shortest odds to win the title, behind solely the Celtics and Thunder. A month into the season, Philadelphia has misplaced the religion of oddsmakers, dropping to tenth, per ESPNBet.
The one factor working within the Sixers’ favor is the mediocrity of the Japanese Convention. As of Wednesday, the East had solely 4 groups with information above .500 in comparison with 11 within the West. The Sixers can nonetheless realistically make the playoffs regardless of their early season struggles.
