7. Philadelphia 76ers
Ben Simmons has rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers but I’m still bullish on whether or not he’ll even play this season. With that said, I still don’t believe he finish the season on the roster. If that holds true, I don’t have much faith in this team being a true contender this season.
Nevertheless, they’re still one of the most talented teams in the Eastern Conference and will likely make it to the second round of the playoffs barring an epic breakdown during the regular season.
Joel Embiid will have to be special once again this season for the Sixers and even then unless Simmons has a huge change of heart, it probably won’t be enough for this team to be as successful as last year’s squad was.