Whatever happens in the Atlantic Division will have a tough time topping last season’s theatrics. Between the epic Raptors-Sixers series, Toronto’s title run with one-year rental Kawhi Leonard, Boston’s internal drama, Brooklyn’s emergence and New York trading Kristaps Porzingis, it was a hugely eventful year. With Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and D’Angelo Russell all changing teams, the division’s sands will shift again.



Philadelphia can only lament what four bounces might have meant, but the Sixers return from a turbulent but mostly positive offseason with another elite team. In a two-team race in the East, managing Joel Embiid through the regular season should again rank as their biggest priority. Even with Horford on board, Embiid’s DNPs are likely to cost Philly the top seed in its race against Milwaukee.



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