Sixers Still Lack Superstar Talent Needed for Title

As another off-season begins to take shape in Philly once again, the 76ers are out looking for promising draft prospects and making trades to get solid role players. That's well and good if you have a team that is on the verge of an NBA Championship, needing a certain shooter or bench support to push your team over the edge. The Sixers are not such a team. They are a team that crawls to the playoffs every year, and then are mercifully defeated. The Sixers need a superstar.

Yes, Philadelphia 76ers' fans will argue that Andre Iguodala is the Sixers' superstar, and Elton Brand is a superstar too. Sadly, they are not. The Sixers are TRYING to make Iguodala their superstar. Iguodala is a great talent and perennial NBA All-Star, but he's more of a Scottie Pippen than a Michael Jordan. Same thing with Elton Brand: he's Pau Gasol-esque, not your team's Kobe Bryant. If the Sixers hope to make a run to the NBA Finals, they need an NBA superstar. Look at the top teams in the NBA. Lakers: they have Kobe. Orlando: 3 headed attack in Howard, Turkoglu, and Lewis. Cavaliers: Lebron James. Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand just do not fall in the same category. Here's to hoping the Sixers actually think outside the box this year, and draft/bring in another talent like Allen Iverson (without the drama).