Coach Nick Nurse, newly hired by the Philadelphia 76ers, gave his first press conference on Thursday (1), and spoke, among other things, about the poor record of Philly in the playoffs and James Harden.
According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, when asked recently about the Pennsylvania franchise’s disappointments in the playoffs, the main area for improvement now, the commander said, “I don’t care what happened in the past.”
To get an idea, the Sixers have won at least 62% of their games in five of the past six seasons, but have dropped in the second round of the playoffs in all of those campaigns. Additionally, this year’s 54 wins marked the team’s best production in more than two decades.
In the streak, Nurse drew parallels to when he took over the Toronto Raptors in 2018. The Canadian franchise came from five consecutive playoff appearances, before his arrival, and won the first championship in history. of the team in his first season as a coach. major.
Building on that experience, he stressed he has complete confidence in the current roster led by 2023 MVP Joel Embiid, adding that he believes Philadelphia “could play Game 1 of the Finals of the League. NBA”.
Finally, the subject of the permanence of star James Harden was also on the agenda of the interview, since he must reject his player option this offseason. Although Nick Nurse didn’t give many details about the player, he admitted he would be “very happy” to have Harden in the team.
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