NBA Power Rankings: Sixers rise with James Harden; Nets tumble

6. Philadelphia 76ers

Personally, I absolutely love what the Philadelphia 76ers did at the NBA Trade Deadline and believe this team will be almost impossible to defend, if healthy, in the postseason. Joel Embiid is playing at an MVP level and even though James Harden hasn’t been his usual All-NBA player this year, he’s still one of the best players in the league.

He will fill the void that was left in playmaking that Ben Simmons left and do things in the scoring department that he could never do. Harden will effectively take a lot of the offensive pressure off Embiid and the only question for this team will lie on the defensive end.

If Harden can be just an average defender, there’s no question that the Sixers are going to be a true threat to win the East and perhaps win the entire NBA Finals this season.