Even though the Philadelphia Sixers are returning most of their roster from last season, things are going to look very different — not in their lineup and rotations, but in their style of play. They won't be like Steph Curry and the Warriors or Tim Duncan and the Spurs, but Tobias Harris knows this journey will be unique.

All summer, the basketball community watched as the stalemate between Ben Simmons and the 76ers get worse and worse. The former number one pick has stood firm on wanting to be traded and has no intentions of rejoining the team before that happens.

Say what you want about Simmons, but there is no denying he is a highly skilled player on the basketball court. Filling the void that he leaves will be no small task for Doc Rivers and the 76ers.

Arguably the biggest hole left by Simmons is facilitation. Throughout his NBA tenure, he has been the maestro of the Sixers' offense. Replacing what Simmons brings as a playmaker might be one of the Sixers' biggest challenges to start the season, especially with no true point guard on the roster.

One positive of Simmons' absence is the offense looks more free-flowing. Rivers has implemented a point guard by committee system and put a major emphasis on ball movement for the Sixers. This new dynamic has been one of the main takeaways through two preseason games.

After the Sixers preseason victory over the Raptors on Thursday, Tobias Harris opened up on the increased ball movement from the team. He feels they are taking a page out of the book from two former NBA dynasties.

“It's hard to guard. You look at some of the teams that have done it through the years, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs. Going up against those teams, those are hard offenses to guard. We know that combined with me and Joel [Embiid] getting the ball in our spots out there and being able to isolate and score as well, it's a one-two punch. The more we can do it, the more we can engrave it into our offense,” said Harris of the Sixers.

If the Sixers can adapt to this style of play, it certainly makes them a tougher team to defend. We saw glimpses on Thursday of how lethal the offense can be when the ball is quickly moving from end to end.

Joel Embiid will always command a ton of attention when he is on the floor. With his improved passing over the years, he could become the new orchestrator of the offense in the halfcourt setting. Combining the gravity Embiid draws with the plethora of knockdown shooters around him, a Spurs/Warriors-Esq style of moving the ball will create an endless amount of open looks for the Sixers.

This specific style of play only works when the whole team is bought in on spreading the wealth. Having Harris and Embiid leading by example and keeping the ball moving should make it easier for Rivers to preach it to the rest of the Sixers. After a team scrimmage Saturday, he touched on the importance of the team's leaders accepting the new style.

“It's key because they have the ultimate green light with freedom. With freedom comes responsibility, that's what we talk about every time. They have understood that,” said Rivers.

Completely changing how the offense runs after it's been done a certain way for years will take some adjusting. But embracing a style where everyone touches the ball and it's constantly moving is the best way for the Sixers to overcome the loss of Ben Simmons' facilitation.