The Philadelphia 76ers are entering the 2025-26 NBA season with something they lacked for much of last year: optimism. Coming off a brutal 24-58 record, the third-worst in the Eastern Conference, it would have been easy to dismiss the Sixers as a franchise running out of answers. Instead, the front office doubled down on continuity and smart roster management. Every key free agent was either re-signed or retained: Kelly Oubre Jr. opted in , Justin Edwards stayed long-term as a restricted free agent, and veterans like Eric Gordon and Kyle Lowry were brought back for another run. They even made savvy depth additions in Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker, and Trendon Watford while ensuring Andre Drummond remained in the fold as a backup big.

Now, with both Joel Embiid and Paul George ent

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