The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the most polarizing NBA teams, as the 2019-2020 season is about to resume on July 31st with 22 teams in Orlando, Florida.
BetOnline lists the Sixers at 22-1 to win the NBA Championship, tied with the Toronto Raptors for the sixth shortest odds. The five teams ahead of Philly include: the Lakers, Bucks, Clippers, Rockets, and Celtics.
Here are the full odds:
Los Angeles Lakers 9/4
Milwaukee Bucks 3/1
Los Angeles Clippers 7/2
Houston Rockets 10/1
Boston Celtics 15/1
Philadelphia 76ers 22/1
Toronto Raptors 22/1
Denver Nuggets 30/1
Dallas Mavericks 40/1
Miami Heat 40/1
Utah Jazz 40/1
Brooklyn Nets 60/1
New Orleans Pelicans 80/1
Oklahoma City Thunder 80/1
Portland Blazers 80/1
Indiana Pacers 100/1
Memphis Grizzlies 200/1
Orlando Magic 250/1
Sacramento Kings 300/1
San Antonio Spurs 500/1
Phoenix Suns 750/1
Washington Wizards 1000/1
NBA analyst and former Sixer Charles Barkley is bullish on Philly's chances to have success when the season resumes.
"They gonna have the two best players on the court in every series, except against the Milwaukee Bucks," Barkley said, obviously referring to Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. The long lay off may have helped Simmons and Embiid recover from their respective injuries, but conditioning -- especially for Embiid -- will be crucial. As for Simmons, Brett Brown has already said does not expect Simmons to be 100-percent, as he is still recovering from a serious back injury.
The schedules were released last week and the Sixers' looks favorable. While the Sixers open up with a tougher matchup against the Pacers, they play five straight games against sub-.500 teams.
Also, last week, the Sixers signed Australian bench shooter Ryan Broekhoff.
