Post-Mortem: 2021-22 Philadelphia 76ers

[ElectricMayhem]

The 76ers have been 86ed by the Miami Heat. We shall now cut them open and see what's inside...

Here is the data from last year's Post-Mortems:
Post-Mortem Results I: GM Confidence Meter
Post-Mortem Results II: Coaching Confidence Meter
Post-Mortem Results III: Performance Compared to Expectations
Post-Mortem Results IV: Rising/Treadmill/Waning

Team Name: Philadelphia 76ers
Record at Time of Death: 51-31 (.622)
GM: Elton Brand (2018-) (POBO: Daryl Morey)
Coach: Doc Rivers (2020-)

Offensive Rating: 11th
Defensive Rating: 12th
Rebound %: 20th
Turnover %: 5th

GM: Change or keep?
Coach: Change or keep?
Relative to expectations, how did they fare this year?
Rising, falling, or treadmill?
If you were in charge, what would you do this offseason?

Notes:
Players under contract next year:
Tobias Harris ($38m)
Joel Embiid ($34m)
Danny Green ($10m) (Partially Guaranteed)
Furkan Korkmaz ($5m)
Matisse Thybulle ($4m)
Georges Niang ($3m)
Tyrese Maxey ($3m)
Jaden Springer ($2m)
Isaiah Joe ($2m) (Partially Guaranteed)
Paul Reed ($2m) (Partially Guaranteed)
Charles Bassey ($2m) (Partially Guaranteed)

Team Options:
Shake Milton

Player Options:
James Harden ($47m)

Free Agents:
Paul Millsap
DeAndre Jordan
Charlie Brown Jr.
Myles Powell

Dead Money:

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28. Houston Rockets
27. Indiana Pacers
26. Oklahoma City Thunder
25. Washington Wizards
24. New York Knicks
23. Portland Trailblazers
22. Sacramento Kings
21. Los Angeles Lakers
20. Charlotte Hornets
19. San Antonio Spurs
18. Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Los Angeles Clippers
16. Brooklyn Nets
15. Atlanta Hawks
14. Chicago Bulls
13. Denver Nuggets
12. Toronto Raptors
11. New Orleans Pelicans
10. Utah Jazz
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Philadelphia 76ers

[MrGoat]

Injuries compromised them. They still have a window of a year or two if Embiid can stay healthy and Harden can properly reinvent himself. They may need a coaching upgrade though

[DaFan334]

I gotta figure Doc is out and Harden will have to come cheap or Morey is making a big mistake.

[Blazing_royale]

This team is done. Harden looks cooked out there and Joel is just a one man show who's injury prone.

[DroseReturnChi]

trade embiid and harden and rebuild around maxey. see if he has number 1 potential.

[Johnny Bball]

Daryl Morey was the worst thing this team could have done. The steady slide to mediocrity while trading the future is here.

[ropjhk]

Morey screwed up by not trading Simmons early in the season for real help. Instead he held out for a busted trade.

Rivers out coached again and is surviving on reputation alone.

The stars don't know how to lead and perform in the playoffs.

[KGtabake]

Thank God for Maxey.
Don't re-sign Harden.
Try to trade Harris for whatever.
Fire Doc.
Get a competent coach, build around Embiid, Maxey.

[Yeezus-]

Another year, Another second round exit

[DroseReturnChi]

Daryl Morey was the worst thing this team could have done. The steady slide to mediocrity while trading the future is here.

thats just not morey. most gms do this to secure their own future over teams future with no job security.
the truth is most of the teams are run poorly billy king trades are far more common. the correct move was to trade a light asset for CJ and compete for a title.

its time to resummon sam hinkie and restart the process. 76ers is a perennial 2nd round team exit treadmill team.

[Childs]

You are really are hoping Maxey takes a huge step forward with Harden declining. He has the potential.

[[EverGreen]]

I think you need to keep Morey at this stage. Let him try and work this through now that he's changed as much as he has.

While I don't like either player, the Embiid/Harden combo needs a pre-season to see if they can get it done and how they can incorporate Maxey.

Nothing makes me happier than 'the process' falling flat. No hate for Philly here, just don't want that blueprint copied around the league.

I've always though Doc is overrated, ever since the Celtics days. Time to move on there.

[HEATVols865]

Struss >>>>> Harden


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[baldur]

Trade fat ass harden.

[Lockdown504090]

surprising, did people expect them to beat miami?

[zimpy27]

I hope they move Doc

Otherwise the team will be better next year with healthy Joel and better chemistry with Harden

[KHRICH]

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[Statlanta]

Change
Change
About Expectations
Treadmill
Let Harden Go. Trade Harris.

[KHRICH]

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[michaelm]

They should have kept Butler.