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Mike Gansey Concedes 76ers Are Not Title-Ready
New 76ers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey opened his tenure with a blunt assessment, conceding, "It's not a championship-caliber team right now," per the Associated Press. Gansey stayed evasive on Joel Embiid's future but said he has had good conversations with the center, whose three-year, $187 million extension begins this season alongside the more than $110 million still owed to Paul George. The fantasy takeaway sits with availability: Embiid has played just 96 of 246 regular-season games over the past three seasons, making him a boom-or-bust gamble whose ceiling is elite but whose floor is the injury report. Executive Bob Myers offered a hopeful note that neither star faces offseason surgery, yet Tyrese Maxey remains the safer anchor for managers who cannot stomach the games-missed risk.
Source: DAN GELSTON
Source: DAN GELSTON
