The playoffs will soon force some teams into confronting tough questions this offseason. Could the Sixers take advantage?
The only silver lining to the Sixers missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years is how much less stressful this time of year is.
Sure, we’ll have to sweat the results of the draft lottery, but that isn’t until mid-May. Until then, we can watch how the playoffs unfold with morbid curiosity, particularly as teams with championship expectations fall flat on their faces.
Vultures are already starting to hover over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s hard to imagine the Memphis Grizzlies running back the same group after getting pantsed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, too. And if the New York Knicks wind up losing to the Detroit Pistons (aka the Fightin’ Tobias Harrises), it’ll be DEFCON 1 in the Big Apple this summer.
With that in mind, it’s time for another offseason mailbag. So, what questions do you have after seeing how the first few days of the playoffs shook out? Drop them in the comments section below or send them to me on Bluesky (@btoporek.bsky.social) and I’ll answer as many as I can tomorrow.
In the meantime, care to join me on the Orlando Magic bandwagon?