David Murphy

The Sixers are much better with both Embiid and Simmons than neither. But both Embiid and Simmons have been at their best without the other, as has the team.

If Simmons really has surpassed Joel Embiid in his importance to the roster, Harris will get a chance to live up to his max contract in the point guard’s absence.

Joel Embiid was dominant. Tobias Harris was an effective second fiddle.

The Sixers were on the wrong side of one of the worst runs you will see in a basketball game. Ultimately, that falls on the coach.

Brett Brown's lineup against the Nets also suggests that he likes what he has seen from Robinson with the team's first unit.

The two might not be perfect, but they have the Sixers well ahead of where most young stars have had their teams this early in their careers.

The Phillies’ problems aren’t something that a trade for the Cubs star can solve. In fact, it would only enhance them.

A home playoff series isn't out of the question for the Sixers. Here are three key factors that will dictate their path to the Finals, for better or for worse.

The Sixers got a big win in a game in which the veteran big man came off the bench.

The Sixers looked like a different team with Al Horford coming off the bench, and it didn't take long for Joel Embiid to win the crowd back in a big win over the Clippers.