76ers Sneaky Championship Threat 👀 Here’s the Case

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The Philadelphia 76ers are being slept on—and that’s exactly why they might be the most dangerous team in the East. 👀 In this video, we break down why the 76ers are a true sleeper team with a real chance to win a championship, despite not getting the same hype as Boston or Milwaukee.  With elite star power, improved depth, and a roster built for playoff basketball, the 76ers check more boxes than people realize. We’ll analyze their matchups in the Eastern Conference, what’s changed from previous seasons, and why this could finally be the year things break right in Philly.  🔥 Subscribe to Better Days Sports for more breakdowns, hot takes, and in-depth sports analysis! Don’t forget to hit that LIKE button and turn on NOTIFICATIONS so you never miss a video!  📧 Email: betterdayssports@gmail.com  ✅ Stay Connected ✅ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterdayssports/  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/betterdayssports/_pins/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@betterdayssportsyt  Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/betterdayssports  Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BetterDaysSports  Odysee: https://odysee.com/@BetterDaysSports:1  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  🔥 TubeBuddy Best YouTube App 🔥 https://www.tubebuddy.com/treyshabba  🔥 VidIQ Best YouTube App 🔥 https://vidiq.com/treydavis  ✔ Help Us Reach 1000 Subscribers: https://www.youtube.com/@betterdayssportsyt

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00:00What's up, everybody? My name's Trey, and welcome back to Better Days Sports.

00:05And, well, I don't know if you've been paying attention to the NBA recently,

00:10but the 76ers might be a sneaky team to put a bet on to actually win the championship this year.

00:20And I know what you're thinking.

00:22Embiid's always injured. Paul George is podcast pee.

00:26Maxie hasn't proven himself. McCain's coming off an ACL tear.

00:28We have some moving parts that we might have to adjust and get a little bit better in roster positions.

00:36But if I'm totally honest with you, if the Sixers are healthy, and I know that's a big if we have a lot of old, riddled, injury-prone players,

00:46but if we can stay healthy, I think we have a chance.

00:50And I think we have a very good chance at that.

00:53But before we actually get into this video, if you are new to the channel, if you're new to the podcast,

00:57make sure you hit the subscribe button and notification bell to be notified every time we post a video.

01:01And leave a comment in the comment section down below how you feel about the 76ers.

01:06Because I'm feeling real good about us right now.

01:08I'm not going to lie to you.

01:09I'm feeling real good about us.

01:12Now, let's take a look at something that I think is pretty interesting.

01:16When we look at the modern NBA, outside of one team specifically,

01:20which is the Nuggets, because they arguably have the best big man of all time,

01:24or maybe not best, but most skilled big man of all time,

01:28the NBA, or at least the teams that have won championships,

01:32are very wing and guard heavy.

01:35And a lot of teams do not build through their big men anymore.

01:39Now, the 76ers have been interesting for years,

01:42because we arguably have the second, sometimes the first.

01:46Sometimes it's him versus Jokic.

01:49Sometimes it's him versus his knees.

01:52We have arguably the best big man in the league in Joel Embiid.

01:56And the 76ers just haven't found a way to really build around him

02:00in really any capacity that actually makes sense

02:03outside the one year we really had with Jimmy Butler.

02:06But then we decided to go with Tobias Harris over Jimmy Butler.

02:09But it's the 76ers, so it is what it is.

02:13But essentially, we've had a 7'2 center who's able to score all three levels,

02:18can attack the basket, can be an anchor on defense,

02:21can shoot the three, can handle the ball,

02:22can make plays both offensively and defensively.

02:25We'll dive into the stands after balls

02:27to show that he's putting an effort onto the floor.

02:30And for whatever reason,

02:32we have continuously put non-shooters around Joel Embiid.

02:37Not only that, I mean, we drafted a 6'11 point guard

02:40who refused to shoot the ball in Ben Simmons.

02:42So there's definitely, definitely a lot of things

02:48that we haven't necessarily done well

02:50to make sure that the team has run well.

02:54But, I mean, majority of the moves that we've made,

02:59I'm not going to say I would have done them,

03:01but I can see the reason behind them.

03:03Okay, you got Ben Simmons, number one overall pick.

03:06You thought you had this dynamic duo with him and Joel Embiid.

03:09You bring in Jimmy Butler, you have Tobias Harris,

03:11and you're like, okay, well, as long as Joel Embiid's healthy,

03:14there's no way that this team doesn't match up really well

03:17to the other teams in the East.

03:18And then we make some awful, just like awful draft picks.

03:25Mainly, Marquez Fultz forgets how to shoot the ball,

03:28or maybe he broke his shot,

03:30or he broke his elbow, or his shoulder.

03:32I'm not actually sure.

03:34That doesn't help us.

03:35And we could have drafted so many other people

03:37that really could have done something

03:39and really provided some value to this team.

03:42And for whatever reason,

03:43we either don't evaluate talent well,

03:46or we just have a really hard time pulling the trigger.

03:50But that leads us to this year.

03:52And things are basically the same,

03:57but it feels different.

03:58Hear me out.

03:59So we drafted Vijay Edgecone,

04:01arguably the most athletic player in the draft.

04:04He's shown a lot of upside.

04:06He reminds me a lot of Jimmy Butler.

04:08He's not afraid to guard your best player.

04:09He takes tough shots.

04:11He's hyper-athletic.

04:12He's actually probably gonna make it

04:15all defensive team one day

04:16if he keeps on, you know,

04:17kind of trajectory that he's on,

04:19which is just lock up.

04:21Let me guard you on that guy.

04:23Sit in a chair.

04:24So for that reason,

04:27I like some of our additions kind of coming forward.

04:30I think that we match up well

04:31against other teams in the East currently.

04:35Maxey's on an absolute heater this year.

04:37And I think he's trying to really present himself

04:40as an all-star level player.

04:42And if we can get anything positive out of Paul George,

04:47I will be really happy.

04:49On the contract that he's on,

04:50you would want a lot more,

04:52but it is what it is at this point in time.

04:53Paul George is in declining stages of his career.

04:56If he can just be efficient from the floor,

04:58maybe every now and then,

05:00look like you're a number one option,

05:02but most nights you're gonna be a third option at best.

05:06Hopefully, Embiid can stay healthy.

05:08Maxey's kind of coming into his own.

05:10Vijay's gonna be one of your guards

05:12who's really gonna run the floor,

05:14get some easy transition baskets,

05:16hit some wide open shots.

05:18And then everything else that we need from our team

05:21is just effort coming off the bench.

05:23Jeremy Cain's came back.

05:24He's played well in limited action

05:26coming off his ACL injury.

05:28So, I really think we have the pieces

05:34to make a run this year in an East

05:37that is crippled with injuries kind of just across every team.

05:42Obviously, Halliburton went out.

05:44Jason Tatum's out.

05:45There's a plethora of other role players

05:48that are injured in the East.

05:49And this could really be the year

05:51in which the 76ers really compete against,

05:54I would argue, probably the Knicks

05:57in the Eastern Conference Championship

05:59to actually go to the finals.

06:01And I'm really liking our matchups

06:05in that series specifically

06:07because of what happened last night.

06:09Maxey and Brunson,

06:11I know Maxey's probably not the full compete package

06:13that Brunson is,

06:15but he's giving you a little bit more on defense.

06:17And it seems like for the most part,

06:18they can kind of counteract each other

06:20and zero each other out for the most part.

06:24The place in which I think

06:27we're gonna really struggle

06:28against the Knicks specifically

06:29if we play them,

06:31like I said,

06:31this is what I kind of see

06:33for the future of the 76ers

06:34going through the finals

06:35is having to beat the Knicks.

06:37And it's gonna be at the guard positions.

06:39Vijay is athletic.

06:40He's a very solid defender,

06:42but he's undersized for OG,

06:45for Bridges,

06:46for Clarkson.

06:50I mean, the Knicks now have depth.

06:54They have size.

06:55They're not totally reliant

06:56on Brunson and Cat

06:58to put up 40 apiece.

07:00Not only that,

07:02Cat is a player

07:03that definitely can get frustrated,

07:04especially if the opposing big man

07:07is scoring points.

07:08And that's something that Embiid

07:09has prided himself on.

07:11He will get you buckets

07:12if he's healthy and playing.

07:15If he's healthy and playing.

07:17If we're actually looking at the standards,

07:19however,

07:20so look,

07:21Detroit is up top.

07:22Cool young team coming into the prime.

07:24They have Cade coming in.

07:25He's trying to really become

07:27that like all-star point guard.

07:30And especially in a kind of transitioning league

07:32to really big guards,

07:34Cade is kind of manning that front end

07:36when it comes to big end guards.

07:38I mean,

07:38really making a name for themselves.

07:40So the Pistons,

07:40look,

07:42they look good.

07:43Not gonna lie to you.

07:44New York is up there

07:45as we expected.

07:46They play hard,

07:47nine in,

07:47nine out.

07:48And this is probably

07:49one of the best Knicks teams

07:51I've seen in a very long time

07:52who actually think that they can

07:53compete for a championship.

07:55Boston

07:56is just a well-coached team

07:59with a lot of talent.

08:00Sure,

08:00there's superstars out,

08:01but Jalen Brown,

08:02arguably,

08:03is still an all-star level player.

08:05I mean,

08:06he

08:06did win a finals MVP.

08:10So,

08:10is Jason Tatum your best player?

08:12Is Jalen Brown your best player?

08:13The Celtics are definitely still there.

08:15And with

08:15Jason Tatum

08:17possibly coming back into the lineup,

08:18I think that could be

08:19something really interesting

08:20to see

08:21how they kind of work together

08:22and what

08:23his offensive package

08:24looks like

08:25coming off

08:26that Achilles injury.

08:28Now,

08:28he

08:29at no point

08:31really,

08:31in my opinion,

08:32was the most athletic person

08:33in the league.

08:34He wasn't gonna,

08:35you know,

08:35absolutely look down at the rim

08:37and just throw dunks down

08:38on big men

08:39or anything like that.

08:39But that explosiveness,

08:41that lateral quickness

08:42is still

08:43a big part of his game

08:44on step backs

08:45and being able to beat

08:46his defender

08:48off the dribble.

08:48So,

08:49it's gonna be interesting

08:49to see what he looks like

08:50when he comes back.

08:50But then,

08:52outside of that,

08:53we have Toronto

08:54and then the 76ers.

08:57And,

08:57look,

08:58Toronto,

08:59I like you

09:00a lot.

09:01I think you should make

09:01one more move

09:02and that's probably trading

09:03for LaMelo.

09:04I'm just throwing that

09:05out there now.

09:06I think you really have

09:07a team that could compete.

09:08You have a lot of good wings.

09:09Ingram's coming on

09:10on his own

09:11and it's really

09:12kind of becoming

09:13his team

09:14in terms of like,

09:15we know that he's gonna be

09:16taking the last shot

09:17regardless of who's

09:18on the floor with him.

09:19So,

09:20I think the 76ers

09:23went healthy.

09:24They are

09:25probably the third

09:26best team

09:27in the East

09:27as of right now.

09:29Maybe a few things

09:30that we need to touch up on

09:31when it comes to our

09:32roster construction

09:33and just overall

09:34like play calling

09:34of when

09:36Joel Embiid

09:37is not in the game.

09:38We need to be pushing

09:39the ball.

09:39We need to be scoring

09:40in transition.

09:41But if he is

09:42in the game

09:44we need to be running

09:45our entire offense

09:46through Joel Embiid

09:46in half court.

09:48Sure,

09:48it makes it slow

09:48and monotonous

09:49but that's where Maxie

09:50really has to

09:51step up

09:52and control

09:53the pace

09:53of the game.

09:54I think

09:54one really

09:56underrated

09:57siding

09:57that we could

09:57possibly go after

09:58would be

10:00siding Chris Paul.

10:01Just a veteran

10:02leader that can

10:02come in

10:03kind of coach

10:04the young guys

10:05and really show

10:06Maxie

10:07what it means

10:08to be a floor

10:08general

10:08not just a scorer

10:10who happens

10:10to play point guard.

10:11And then one thing

10:12when it comes

10:12to like roster

10:13construction

10:13I think

10:14Jarrett McCain

10:16might be

10:17a potential

10:19trade piece

10:20that the 76ers

10:21can use

10:22to get them

10:22one more piece

10:23that could potentially

10:23put them over the top.

10:25Now the reason

10:26why I say that

10:26is we are just

10:28so guard

10:28dominant right now

10:29with Vijay

10:31Maxie

10:32Kelly Oubre

10:33Jarrett McCain

10:34Eric Gordon

10:35I mean I don't even

10:36know why he's on

10:36the roster anymore

10:37but it is what it is

10:38and we still

10:39got Kyle Lowry

10:39so we have

10:41we have so many

10:42guards

10:43and Jarrett

10:45when he gets

10:46a lot of playing

10:46time when he's

10:47in that starting

10:48role or he gets

10:48heavy minutes

10:49off the bench

10:49he's shown to

10:50be really productive

10:51so maybe sending

10:52him to a team

10:52that's younger

10:53that's really

10:54trying to develop

10:54their players

10:55that we might

10:55be able to

10:56get a real

10:56piece for

10:57I would even

10:58look at

10:58man could you

11:01give him to

11:01the Brooklyn Nets

11:02and maybe get

11:03Michael Porter Jr

11:04and maybe have

11:05to give up

11:06a pick or two

11:07I would actually

11:08really like that

11:09you can have

11:10him play

11:10that two

11:13guard spot

11:14alongside

11:14Paul George

11:15or Vijay

11:17and bring

11:17either Michael

11:18Porter Jr

11:18or Paul George

11:20off the bench

11:20and really run

11:21that second unit

11:21if they're open

11:22to it

11:23if not

11:23I wouldn't

11:24mind a

11:25Chris Paul

11:26signing

11:27Chris Paul

11:28Vijay

11:29you have

11:30some people

11:31off the bench

11:31that can run

11:32I think

11:33we have

11:34some pieces

11:34that we

11:35can really

11:35sure up

11:36and make

11:36this team

11:37a championship

11:38contender

11:40but let me

11:41know your

11:41thoughts down

11:42in the comments

11:42below

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11:5076ers going

11:51all the way

11:52baby

11:53love to see

11:54it

11:54see you

11:55in the next

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11:55peace

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