On Thursday, the NBA revealed the complete schedule for the 2025–26 season, including the number of nationally televised games allotted to each team. This metri

The Philadelphia 76ers got themselves a steal in the 2024 NBA draft when they landed Duke guard Jared McCain with the No. 16 overall pick. The 6-foot-3 guard was showing off his full arsenal as he was in the running for Rookie of the Year before suffering a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.

Thursday afternoon was a holiday for NBA beat writers across the country, as the league released its full 2025-26 regular season schedule. The Sixers have an 80-game schedule set; it will eventually add another two contests to get to the customary 82.

McCain already looks like an excellent value for Philadelphia at 16th overall despite only playing 23 games as a rookie.

The Philadelphia 76ers are placed in Group B for the 2025-26 version of the NBA Cup and will be looking to advance out of group play to get to the knockout rounds and then the semifinals in Las Vegas. The Sixers have been unable to advance yet in the in-season tournament as the NBA Cup goes for its third straight season.

For any team that employs Joel Embiid, the absolute most important component of a schedule is how many back-to-backs exist on it. Embiid said before the start of last season that he never expects to play in both legs of any back-to-back again. He only played in 19 games last year, never suiting up on two nights in a row.

Many NBA experts feel enough is enough in regard to Joel Embiid’s injury woes. Ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, Nick Nurse has been urged to build his Philadelphia 76ers roster around other players and not the perennially injured big man.

Hall of Famer Moses Malone is one of the basketball legends in the game. After starting his career in the ABA for two seasons, Malone began his NBA career with the Houston Rockets and made a big impact with them before the Sixers acquired him in 1982.