A Western Conference scout has chosen the Sixers as the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, and not the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors.
The Sixers are 27-14 on the year after defeating the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night by a final score of 132-115. Philly's Big Three of small forward Jimmy Butler, big man Joel Embiid and point-forward Ben Simmons is as good as it gets, and according to the scout, the Sixers are a physical team who other clubs don't want to see in the postseason.
Via Marc Stein of the New York Times:
“Philadelphia is my team in the East,” the scout said. “I know people say they don’t have enough shooting and they don’t have enough depth, but they have more tools than you think.
“Jimmy Butler has made them better. Joel Embiid is a monster. Ben Simmons: Talk about his shot all you want, but he’s a monster. J.J. Redick’s shooting might be the glue to the whole thing. And even T.J. McConnell — people say he can’t score and he’s short and he’s slow. But he makes every pull-up jumper. He gets into the paint. He steals inbounds passes. He takes charges.
“The Sixers are physical. They will give you a problem physically. I’m telling you: Anybody who gets Philly in the first round of the playoffs is going to be unhappy about it.”
The Celtics were the preseason pick to win the East. The Raptors currently lead the conference, as Kawhi Leonard is playing like an MVP. Once Simmons, Butler and Embiid get enough games under their belt together, though, this Sixers team is going to be a very tough out in the playoffs.
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