US EditionFollowing 24-win season, 76ers still pin championship hopes on All-Stars Embiid, Maxey, George
- The Philadelphia 76ers ended their season with a 24-58 record after losing to Chicago.
- High championship expectations were unmet due to injuries to key players, including Joel Embiid.
- The team's struggles included a 5-31 stretch, with Embiid, George, and Maxey playing only 15 games together.
- Daryl Morey said, "We know we let you down," but promised to make the roster younger and more athletic.
- Despite a tough season, the 76ers retain Morey and Nurse, hoping draft picks and player health will improve the team.
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The Reporter
readingeagleDe George: Sixers president Daryl Morey says ‘everyone needs to find a mirror’ after ugly season
PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey began his end-of-season press conference Sunday with an eight-minute mea culpa as a preamble. It was nearly two minutes for every win the team accumulated since the last time he spoke, after the trade deadline in early February. Morey and the 76ers entered the season with a plan – augmenting the star core of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid with Paul George and a slew of veterans with postseason experience – and the NBA’s …
The Trentonian
Sixers Notebook: Tyrese Maxey, others agree, ‘only way we can go from here is up’
PHILADELPHIA — The biggest takeaway from Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre and others surveying the wreckage of the 76ers’ season was that it can’t get worse from here. Statistically speaking, a 24-58 record after Sunday’s 122-102 loss to Chicago in the finale is tough to top (or bottom?). The deluge of injuries and the nightly struggle to field a competent roster is something most of this group has never experienced before, and hopes never to again. “T…
The Toronto Star
Following 24-win season, 76ers still pin championship hopes on All-Stars Embiid, Maxey, George
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers mercifully ended perhaps — given the weight of the championship expectations with a roster that included three elite stars in Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey and a massive payroll — their worst season…
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