However, with superstars Joel Embiid and Paul George not able to play in the first five games due to injury, it does make sense. Throw in the fact that there are so many new faces on the roster and the 1-4 start does make some sense for this group.

The 76ers will be without Joel Embiid and Paul George for Wednesday’s season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. “They’re evaluating them here as we go,” coach Nick Nurse said of Embiid and George.

CAMDEN, N.J. – Friday felt, a newly shaven Nick Nurse said, like a rare “normal day at the office” for the 76ers. It got a little less normal when Joel Embiid addressed the media for the first time since the start of a season in which he has yet to play.