Analyzing the Philadelphia 76ers' Strongest Lineup in 2026-27

You just mentioned the starting five. You think that's the best starting five in the Eastern Conference? Yes. And I'm a Knick fan. Healthy? 100%? Yes. But, Bixels, you've got to win with more than talent. We saw this with the Kobe, Shaq, Gary Payton, Karl Malone Lakers, you know, and was it 0-4 when they lost to Detroit. But that starting line of Bixels is as good as you're going to see. And their depth with KCP, with Dean Wade, you know, with Adem Bona, who came on second half of the year, with Anthony Simons, that's a really good second unit. Let me say this, and I mean this. This is the best Philadelphia 76ers team since the faux-faux-faux Moses Malone 83-6ers. They've never been this close, Bixels. They're right there. And I'll tell you right now, sign me up for that I-95 rivalry between New York and Philadelphia. Because we've got Maxi, Edgecombe, Brown, LeBron, and Embiid, and the other side, you've got Brunson, Hart, Bridges, and Nobby, and Kat. That is what they call cinema. Absolutely, here. How about the relationship, you think, between Nick Nurse and LeBron? You know, if you think about the coaches that he's played for, outside of Eric Spolstra, you can really look at some of those guys as being B-plus coaches that he's had as head coaches. I mean, Coach Brown, obviously, I think you look at him today in a different light than when you looked at him when he was in Cleveland. Now he's got Nick Nurse, who's won an NBA championship. How do you think that dynamic works, and do you think that was one of the major dynamics also that attracted LeBron to Philadelphia was, he's going to a place where a coach has won an NBA championship? Well, I think the whole clutch sports thing has got to be mentioned, and I think the fact that they have Tyrese Maxi there. I think Tyrese Maxi may be the biggest reason why, and Rich Paul wanted to get his hands on another franchise, and it be clutch sports. I think that has a major reason of why LeBron went there. Let me tell you, I've thought for a long time that Nick Nurse is a top-five coach in the NBA. I really do. And what he did with Toronto was outstanding, but he hasn't really gotten really far in the playoffs since then. But he's dealt with injuries. What I'm going to watch for Big Seals is how they manage the minutes.