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Philadelphia's borderline delusional confidence is what makes them such a compelling team. Harris is a sweetheart, but Butler, Embiid, and Simmons are all brash and chippy and ornery.
Kyle Lowry has shown that it is possible to elevate all the right aspects in the business of putting a player's career first without sacrificing loyalty and contribution to the team.
Nikola Vucevic does everything well, just a shade less well, and a few shades less engagingly than his peers.
At the edge of NBA relevance, all Isaiah Thomas can do now is fight like hell to hold down a job. And he'll forever be aggrieved about what he didn't get.
LeBron James had a grand vision for himself when he chose the Lakers, but that got in the way of the day-to-day.
