Philadelphia 76ers roundtable: Should the season continue?
Ryan Callahan
The status of the indefinitely suspended NBA season should, of course, be left up to global health experts. However, as it pertains to the Philadelphia 76ers, they would benefit from the season’s outright cancellation more than its continued suspension and subsequent summertime resumption.
Months removed from their summertime hype, it is clear that the Sixers are playing worse than originally expected. They rank sixth in the Eastern Conference, Ben Simmons is injured, and Al Horford’s fit next to Joel Embiid has been abysmal.
The team’s cap situation is less than ideal and, with a coronavirus-induced salary cap decrease likely, their situation can only get worse. Also, Brett Brown’s seat is getting hotter by the day. To put it lightly, the Sixers are not in a good place.
As such, canceling the current season would help the Sixers far more than continuing the season would. This would move up the start of the offseason and, assuming the 2020-21 season begins in the fall, gives the Sixers more time to evaluate and remedy their current issues. This includes both Brown’s and Horford’s future in Philadelphia, as well as how best to maximize Simmons and Embiid.
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As it appears, our writers are evenly split down the middle on if it is in the best interest of the Philadelphia 76ers for the NBA season to continue or not. What are your thoughts? Comment below to give your opinion.
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