The Philadelphia 76ers Have a Golden Opportunity This Summer

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Joel Embiid is sitting at home again during the conference finals, but the Sixers have the cap space to make a major move this offseason. Plan A? Get Paul George. With the Boston Celtics cakewalking their way to the NBA Finals, one can't help but reflect on the seven other playoff teams that couldn't make the cut in the decimated Eastern Conference. The Pacers and Magic, both brimming with youthful potential, still need reinforcements. The Cavaliers and Knicks, both plagued by injuries, were always more pretenders than contenders. The Heat and Bucks, both victims of aging rosters and injury woes, find themselves in need of something fresh. And then there's the Philadelphia 76ers. Yet again, they crumbled in the first round, marking the seventh straight season they have reached the playoffs but lost in the first two rounds. But this season felt different, didn't it? Joel Embiid was outperforming his MVP campaign from a year before, Tyrese Maxey emerged as an All-Star, and Nick Nurse's system had the team on a blistering 66-win pace when Embiid and Maxey were healthy. But Embiid's meniscus injury derailed everything, and he and the Sixers never fully...