The Philadelphia 76ers were one of the bigger surprises in the NBA this past season, spending a solid amount of time in first place in the Atlantic Division and then pushing the Boston Celtics to seven games in the second round of the playoffs.
Of course, they had the fortune of Derrick Rose tearing his ACL in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Chicago Bulls, and the Celtics were banged up beyond belief, but, nonetheless, the 76ers still did what essentially no one outside of the city of Philadelphia thought they could do.
Despite the Sixers' rather shocking success in 2012, though, it was clear that they still had a lot of work to do, and that became even more evident with Boston and the Miami Heat, both teams representing the class of the Eastern Conference, further improving themselves with their offseason acquisitions.
Philadelphia has been one of the more active teams this summer, but the question is, has the team actually bettered itself, or has it merely complicated things more?
Let's examine each of the 76ers' offseason moves, starting with the draft, and see for ourselves.
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Philadelphia 76ers: Breaking Down the 76ers’ Puzzling Offseason
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