James Harden

Could this be James Harden's last year in Philadelphia?

This season, Harden is averaging 22.0 points, 10.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per outing.

This means the Sixers will be without James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and now Embiid due to injury.

Saturday night will be a special one at Penn Medicine Court at The Center as their former head coach Brett Brown will be back in the building for the first time since being dismissed as the teams head coach after the 2019-2000 season.

SB Nation picked nine NBA players who have the most to prove this season, with one SIxers player making the list.

The Sixers are back playing on Christmas after not playing last season and James Harden is happy.

In 21 regular season games with Philadelphia, Harden scored just 21 points per game, and just under 20 points per game in the 12 playoff games.

While they didn't make a blockbuster trade or signing, they added key depth pieces like De'Anthony Melton, P.J. Tucker, and Danuel House, along with bringing back guard James Harden.

The addition of P.J. Tucker solidifies the three-and-D need the Sixers have on the wing and adds toughness, shooting and defense.

The winner of Game 1 in best-of-7 series goes on to win the series 76% of the time.