The Sixers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last spring and have been one of the NBA’s most disappointing teams so far in 2024/25, but they haven’t given any consideration to making a head coaching change, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link).
According to Fischer, 76ers head coach Nick Nurse and president of basketball operations Daryl Morey “remain aligned” on how to navigate the team’s injury-plagued season.
Former MVP Joel Embiid has been limited to 13 appearances in 2024/25, while offseason free agent addition Paul George has missed 17 games and standout rookie Jared McCain suffered a season-ending knee injury in December. Tyrese Maxey, Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond, Kyle Lowry, and KJ Martin are among the other Sixers players who have missed time due to various ailments, forcing Nurse to use 28 different starting lineups through 47 games.
Fischer adds that key figures in the organization were encouraged by the way the team competed during its recent four-game winning streak, which came to an end on Friday with a tight 137-134 loss to Denver. Embiid didn’t play in any of those four victories, while George was inactive for two of them.
Doc Rivers‘ hiring as Philadelphia’s head coach during the 2020 offseason predated Morey’s arrival in the front office by about a month, so Nurse was the first coach Morey hired during his tenure in the club’s front office.
The former Raptors head coach took over for Rivers in the spring of 2023, leading the Sixers to a 47-35 record last season and a 66-63 (.516) overall regular season mark through his first year and a half with the organization.
Trust the process
You talking about the one that ended before Embiid ever played for the team, right?
Just as well you could be talking about the big 3 in BOS, you know… Allen, Pierce and KG… SMH!!!
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I’ve been saying it for years that the Philadelphia 76ers should’ve traded Joel Embiid years ago. He’s fool’s gold. Extremely talented and gifted but won’t even get in shape and a major injury prone!
The way this team is built, everything revolves around Embiid. No Embiid, no chance.
Nice take and brilliant also.
And with Embiid there’s very little chance.
Then I would’ve never signed Paul George for all that money.
I wish they never did that traded Joel Embiid and rebuilt around Tyrese Maxey.
Daryl Morey and Nick Nurse both might get fired this offseason!
What’s a coaching change going to do? They’re littered with injury prone players with huge contracts. If Maxey wasn’t on that team, they may as well go through the process again.
Terrible take
It’s not a bad take, it’s an objective fact.
It’s a sixers haters take, hardly objective. Define injury prone. Guy falls on your knee. Hand to face breaks sinus. Rope tripping sprains foot. Terrible take.
Embiid. George. What more has to be said? Both careers have been littered with injuries. Not hating on the Sixers but defending the coach.
Nurse is not the issue anyway, it’s the fact that Morey handed over $500 million to Embiid and PG this offseason when both guys are in the 3rd act of their careers and look like their bodies are breaking down. Embiid was having a great season last year in Nurse’s 1st season, possibly better than his MVP years, but once again got injured.
The team has actually played well as of late to Nurse’s credit, but this team is still going nowhere with the 2 highest paid players in street clothes
Lots of talk to state the obvious.
And your 7 words are way too much as it is.
Obviously I speak fact or I wouldn’t need to say goodbye shea , you are dismissed.
How on Earth the Nuggets allow 134 points from the lowly Sixers, including an astounding 28 points from trashcan center Guerschon Yabusele, a dirty player in the Euroleague who fell on Argentinian National Team leading scorer and most impactful player Gabriel Deck’s leg, who tore his ACL in that play. Putrid defense by the Nuggets, who are bound to a first-round exit with a 6th ranked or even a play-in team with that kind of defensive play.
You forgot to call the 6’8” 285-lb. Yabu an “undersized PF” this time. You’re like that other commenter who always notes his hatred of Podz (whether or not the post mentions Podz).
If Philly don’t trade Embiid, they’ll be stuck with the worst contract in the NBA.
Godfather I don’t know what to do …..I don’t know what to do…..sobbing profoundly
Fire Nurse so he can go coach a real team and get on with his life.
Ok worst comment producer with the most ridiculous name just about ever.
Compared to a guy who spends his time critiquing other people’s opinions?
So, basically you are Kyle’s dad from South Park.
Awesome.
You talking to me ???? C F !!!
That would be scapegoat city. Who could coach a team missing it’s best players consistent.
When they say they haven’t considered a coaching change…
A friend of mine who is a lifelong Sixers fan read this article and said, “Nah. They need a simple roster change – get rid of the one they have and get a new one.”
He’s a little frustrated…
Lonzo Vucevic and White for Embiid
Embiid can’t be traded in season. And Lonzo is expiring. Also a terrible trade.
So I saw on IG that they can’t trade with the Thunder to reacquire their pick. Fail fail fail. It’s full tank or trade for a FRP.
Embid and George missing a ton of games? Who would have thunk it?
The coach? Like the front office and Embiid aren’t the problem