CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers have as good a chance as any team to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the 2022-23 season. They are led by stars Joel Embiid and James Harden, and the duo gives the Sixers a very good chance at ending the 40-year title drought.
The last time the Sixers won a title was in 1983 when they were led by Julius Erving and Moses Malone. The Sixers swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals that season with Malone taking home final MVP honors after his famous “fo, fo, fo” proclamation. It predicted the Sixers would sweep all of their playoff opponents on their way to a title.
Erving and Bobby Jones, a key bench piece on that team, assess where this current team stands and its chances to end the drought.