So the Philadelphia 76ers finally have a legitimate "Big Three" in new hire Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
And suddenly, the wretched five-year stretch from 2012 to 2017, when they averaged 22 wins a season, seems a distant memory.
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