The NBA is a serious business. The Philadelphia 76ers are a serious franchise. I am a serious person. So trust me when I say that I am being completely serious in declaring totally, 100% seriously that the 76ers are maybe-sorta-kinda the favorites in the Eastern Conference next year.
When you take things seriously (like I am), you have to try to cut out the fluff that could make one under or overestimate teams’ chances relative to the field. Past performance? Irrelevant. Proof of concept? Who cares. Hypothetical injuries? Don’t make me laugh. So long as we ignore these three highly-unserious issues, the 76ers have a pretty airtight case to
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