As the 2016-2017 basketball season unfolds, the optimism of Philadelphia 76ers fans will be put to the test. Which player will emerge as a baller first?
The Philadelphia 76ers are a young team, an inexperienced team, an injured team, and a diverse team. In transitioning from the 2015-2016 season to this year, there was a great deal of optimism for the team to land the top 2016 NBA Draft pick, to debut either Joel Embiid or Dario Saric. and to trade off Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor.
Two out of three ain’t bad, or so says Meatloaf…
But with so many young raw talents on one roster, there will be an unjustified impatience from the fans to witness results. Is it fair? Not really. But after three years of “wait until next year” to sustain team pride, it’s not surprising either.
In the year of indoctrinating Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson in the Hall of Fame, it’s fair to peek forward and speculate which of the 76ers new young stars will emerge as a leader in terms of production and teamwork.
The complexity of this team’s roster poses a tremendous challenge to this task. Unlike years previous where it was simply a one or two man competition, this season could have as many as eight players thrive in the new environment. The only fair and objective way is to truly examine each candidate and list their strengths weaknesses pros cons and outlook for the new season.
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