NBA fans have been waiting for November 10 since the NBA schedule was released in August. From the moment Brad Stevens opted to trade Jaylen Brown away from the Boston Celtics to a conference rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, you knew the two sides were on a collision course. Now, Brown is set to face off against his old team on his new home court for the first time since that trade went down.
On paper, the Sixers have the stronger roster. Nick Nurse is coaching a starting five comprised of multiple future Hall of Famers, including two former MVPs, LeBron James and Joel Embiid. On the opposite side of the floor, Joe Mazzulla is working with a retooling roster comprised of veteran talent and young, high-upside developmental pieces such as Hugo Gonzalez
and Jordan Walsh.
There are a lot of differences between where each team is in terms of its development and timeline. However, once the game gets underway, all of that will go out of the window, and all eyes will be on the matchup between Jayson Tatum and Brown. The former teammates will undoubtedly take turns guarding each other at points during the game, and will likely feel they need to prove something, both to the fans in the arena and those watching from home.
In a recent discussion that has been posted to the "NBA on the NBC" YouTube channel, Ahmed Fareed, Brian Scalabrine, and Frank Isola discussed the upcoming matchup between Boston and Philadelphia and what we can expect to see on the court. Tatum and Brown were undoubtedly at the forefront of that discussion, but they weren't the only factors the trio pinpointed, with both teams having things to focus on and areas to try to avoid.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: What to expect from the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers
