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The Philadelphia 76ers Are Unknowns

By Bret Stuter

March 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) instructs guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and guard Ish Smith (1) against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 117-105. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) instructs guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and guard Ish Smith (1) against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 117-105. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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March 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) instructs guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and guard Ish Smith (1) against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 117-105. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) instructs guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and guard Ish Smith (1) against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 117-105. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

While the priorities right now seem to be aging the Philadelphia 76ers’ roster, that strategy can cause more harm than good

Despite coming off the league worst 10-72 record, despite holding the youngest roster in the NBA, and despite the debut of up to five new rookie faces on the roster as a result of the three first round picks from the 2016 NBA Draft as well as the healthy debut of Joel Embiid and international arrival of Dario Saric, there is only one thing we truly know about the 2016-2017 NBA Philadelphia 76ers.

They are unknowns.

It’s not the fact that the team is just a gathering of NBA hopefuls with small amounts of talent. The roster is currently filled with very talented but young NBA players, players who were brought to the team with the focus on talent upside alone, and with little regard to team needs.  That youthful roster was placed at a disadvantage

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The other complication? The team does not have a core of five or so 4-7 year veterans on the roster to smooth out the spikes and valleys of performance. The team spent the 2015-2016 season learning by on the job training. And it showed.

Now, fresh from all that first hand experience, the team is lining up to make another go of it, and that’s good news.  You see, despite all the bluster and whispers, This Philadelphia 76ers may have been the worst record of the 2016-2017 season, but there are many factors which should prevent another repeat this season.

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