NBA 2017-18: 5 Most Inconsistent Teams So Far

#3 Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers superstars - Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid

Given the circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers have actually been great this season. The circumstances being that the team is very young and it's two superstars - Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid - are still relatively inexperienced with respect to carrying a squad on a nightly basis.

A huge reason for the team's record being around .500 is often their over-reliance on their two young stars. Philadelphia is 32-20 with Embiid playing but without him, they are 3-8 and in his absence, rookie Simmons hasn't been able to lead the team to victories single-handedly. To make matters worse, Simmons, after a hot start through October and November, had met the rookie wall and his numbers had experienced a clear dip in December.

The team has gotten consistent since the beginning of February (11-4) but for quite obvious reasons, they were up-and-down for the first three months of the regular season (24-24 after January).