Where Do 76ers Rank As Contenders After LeBron James, Jaylen Brown Additions?
ClutchPoints NBA Insiders Tomer Azarly and Brett Siegel discuss where the Philadelphia 76ers rank as contenders in the NBA after landing LeBron James in free agency and trading for Jaylen Brown. Are the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs still ahead of them?
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After landing LeBron James in free agency, the Philadelphia 76ers boast a starting five of Tyrese Maxey, V.J.
Edgecombe, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, and Joel Embiid.
That's one of the best, if not the best, team in the NBA.
Brett, where do you think the Sixers rank as contenders atop the NBA?
Everyone knows that the Spurs and the Thunder are the two best teams in the league, followed by the defending champion New York Knicks.
They are in a tier of their own, and with them, that fourth team that's joining the tier one of the NBA hierarchy is the Philadelphia 76ers after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown this off-season, two top 15 players in the NBA from a season ago.
They join Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and V.J.
Edgecombe in what has suddenly become the NBA's best starting five.
The 76ers are truly a championship contender this season, and with LeBron James as their lead point guard, he's going to elevate Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown's play to even higher levels.
Brett, I'm gonna come out and say it.
I think the Sixers are the favorite to win the NBA championship next year, and I think they will win it
