The Sixers’ NBA Cup competition will include a playoff rematch.
The team has been drawn into East Group A of the NBA Cup, which was known as the in-season tournament last year in its first season. The other East Group A teams are the Knicks (who beat the Sixers in Round 1 of the 2024 playoffs), Magic, Nets and Hornets.
The Sixers will host the Nets and Knicks and they'll visit Orlando and Charlotte. Game and broadcast schedules will be announced at a later date.
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To reach the single-elimination quarterfinals, the Sixers will need to either win their group or be the Eastern Conference’s one wild card team.
Group games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays early in the season:
- Tuesdays — Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Nov. 26, Dec. 3
- Fridays — Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Nov. 29
The semifinals (Dec. 14) and championship (Dec. 17) will both be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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During the 2023-24 regular season, the Sixers had the following results against their East Group A opponents:
- Knicks — 1-3
- Magic — 3-0
- Nets — 2-2
- Hornets — 4-0
Of course, none of those games included Paul George, the Sixers’ biggest signing of a very active offseason.