The Philadelphia 76ers open up their season against the Washington Wizards tomorrow night. Sixers fans should have plenty of reasons to be excited. A new coaching staff, a new roster, and a hungry Joel and Ben. In today's DailyDrip blog, we take a look at three things to watch out for tomorrow night.
Joel Embiid has made a case for himself as one of the best two-way players in the NBA. Unfortunately, he is still missing that one legitimate push for the most valuable player of the league award. He has been left out of the conversation over the years due to his own individual health, and the Sixers not finishing as a top seed in the East. History will tell us that the MVP award tends to go to a player on a top seeded team in either respective conference.
Seth Curry not only has the second best three point percentage of all time, but he's ranked in the 95th percentile on spot-ups in three of his last four seasons. He provides range well beyond the three point line as well. Not to mention he provides some off the dribble shooting as well. Which is something the Sixers really haven't had in this era. Curry appears to be the perfect combo guard to start alongside Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.
Ben Simmons is entering his 4th season as a pro. He has made strides every single season. While they may not be the strides everyone was hoping for, they were still apparent nonetheless. This past season Simmons made a huge name for himself on the defensive end of the court, as he made the All NBA Defensive First Team. There's many reasons why Simmons is due for an electric 4th year in the NBA. Lets dive into them!
Just like that. Philadelphia is back in the mix for James Harden. Rumor after rumor has been flying out about whether or not Harden was committed to the Rockets. I think it's safe to say he is clearly unhappy. This is now the second or third time we have heard a report about it. And this time, it is coming from none other than Adrian Wojnarowski.
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I think it's pretty safe to say that Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris will be the three locks in the starting lineup. The only way this changes is if any of them is injured or gets traded. Which is highly unlikely that any of them get traded. Daryl Morey has publicly stated multiple times they are not trading Ben or Joel.
With the improvement of the roster and fit of the players, there is no better guy than Doc Rivers to get the most out his two star players. Joel is just entering his prime and it will be very interesting to see how Rivers utilizes him. The same can be said about Simmons. Doc has always gotten the most out of the star players he has coached. I could see both Ben and Joel having the best seasons of their careers thus far.
With Daryl Morey leading the charge, you knew the Sixers were bound to have a good draft night. The 2020 NBA draft didn't have very…