76ers still favored to make postseason despite 2-12 start

It’s been a nightmare start to the season for the 76ers. 

Riddled with injuries and drama, Philadelphia is 2-12 — the worst record in the NBA. 

Just 14 games into the season, they’re already 3 1/2 games back of the mo. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference.

And yet, despite all their troubles during the early going of the 2024-25 season, oddsmakers are still expecting the 76ers to make a postseason berth. 

The Sixers are currently -215 at FanDuel Sportsbook to make the playoffs in the East, which are the eighth-best odds in the conference. 

Luckily for Joel Embiid and Co., the East has been atrocious so far this season. 

Only four teams — the Cavaliers, Celtics, Knicks and Magic — have a winning record, while the former two teams are the only ones in the conference with a winning percentage better than .600. 

The West, by contrast, has 11 teams over .500 heading into Thursday’s play. 

The 76ers came into the season with sky-high expectations after signing nine-time All-Star Paul George in free agency to pair next to Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. 

Philly was roundly considered a top-five NBA title contender until things started falling apart shortly before opening night in October. 

Embiid missed the first nine games of the season to manage a persisting knee injury.

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On Nov. 2, the star big man shoved Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes in the postgame locker room and was later suspended three games by the NBA. 

Paul George, who has been in and out of the lineup as well, re-injured his hyperextended knee on Wednesday night during a loss to the Grizzlies.

After a loss on Monday, Maxey called out Embiid for being late “for everything” during a team meeting amid the spiraling season.

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