Sixers giving up an embarrassingly high number of transition points
The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a pretty tough start to the 2022-23 season as they are sitting at 1-4 after a loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. The loss shone even more light on some familiar issues to begin the season.
Offensively, Philadelphia continues to be one of the slowest teams in the league as they are dead last in pace, but the more alarming number is the high number of points they are giving up in transition.
Per Tom Haberstroh of the Basketball Illuminati Pod, the Sixers are giving up an embarrassingly high 139 points per 100 possessions in transition. It is by far the worst rate in the NBA to begin the season and the worst since Synergy began tracking that stat in 2004.
The Sixers are giving up an embarrassingly-high 139 points per 100 possessions in transition, the worst rate in the NBA this season and on pace to be the worst since @SynergySST began tracking in 2004. https://t.co/oPwy3Zyh80
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) October 27, 2022
Joel Embiid says he wants to see more effort from the Sixers on the defensive end of the floor. At this point, they need to start with focusing on getting back on defense and picking up a man in transition. Considering the personnel they have on the roster, the Sixers should not be this bad on defense.
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