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Thorpe’s 2024-2025 contenders: Philadelphia 76ers
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Thorpe’s 2024-2025 contenders: Philadelphia 76ers

Can the NBA’s newest “Big Three” seize the East?

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BY DAVID THORPE
Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid have a new star teammate in Philadelphia. Is Paul George to Embiid reaching—and winning—the Eastern Conference finals? MITCHELL LEFF/GETTY IMAGES

We have been profiling eight contenders that, according to David Thorpe, have a legitimate chance of winning the 2024-2025 NBA title. Miss one? Catch up here:

  • (4) New York Knicks

  • (5) Dallas Mavericks

  • (6) Minnesota Timberwolves

  • (7) Indiana Pacers

  • (8) Denver Nuggets

David’s third-rated contender, the Philadelphia 76ers, fresh off a summer roster overhaul, now feature six-time All-NBA wing Paul George alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. But David likes one move even more … 

Is this the year Embiid and company finally break through? 


Philadelphia 76ers

Regular season prediction: 54-28

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