The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the San Antonio Spurs into the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday looking to get into the win column after an 0-2 start. The Sixers faced two title contenders and now face a talented but rebuilding Spurs team.
The matchup with the Spurs offers the return of Brett Brown. The former Sixers coach of seven seasons landed a job with the Spurs as an assistant to Gregg Popovich in the offseason.
Brown was with the Spurs before landing a job with the Sixers in the 2013 offseason. He led the team through The Process era and to three playoff appearances from 2018-2020 before being let go and being replaced by Doc Rivers.
Joel Embiid talked with Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer to discuss the return of Brown on Saturday:
“He meant a lot,” Embiid said. “Obviously, he started the whole thing and things didn’t work out the way they should have. But he did a great job and he’s one of the reasons why we’re in this position.
“So I’m going to be excited to have him back and really have him back in the building.”
Brown sported a 221-344 record during his nine seasons in Philadelphia, but that is due to The Process era. The Sixers went 52-30, 51-31 and 43-30 in his final three seasons with the team. He took two seasons off before rejoining the Spurs in the offseason.
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