As the NBA offseason continues to push forward, now is the time for rankings. Everybody wants to rank players, rank the rookies, and even rank who has the best “Big 3”.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a solid trio in the form of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Tobias Harris who led the Sixers to the No. 1 seed in the East in the 2020-21 season. Embiid finished as a runner-up in the MVP voting, Simmons was the runner-up in the Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Harris probably should have made an All-Star game as he was snubbed.
Those types of accolades and that much talent makes for a high ranking. Bleacher Report ranked the three of them as the fourth best Big 3 in the NBA:
Among the 85 three-man lineups to log at least 800 minutes last season, the Embiid-Simmons-Harris triad posted the fourth-highest net rating at plus-14.5. And two of the lineups it trailed also came from this team, with Seth Curry swapped in for Harris (plus-17.5) or Simmons (plus-14.8).
A healthy Embiid makes the short list of the NBA’s most dominating players at both ends. Simmons ranks among the elite of the elites on defense, while powering the offense with playmaking and transition attacks. Harris packs a three-level scoring punch and keeps getting more comfortable as a passer. The talent level is rich, and the trade winds swirling around Simmons don’t change that.
While the Sixers could break up this trio with a trade of Simmons, they are still going to be a very talented team. Embiid’s presence alone will make Philadelphia a formidable foe every night and it puts the Sixers in the middle of the title race in the Eastern Conference. Harris continues to make strides under coach Doc Rivers as well.
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