News ArticlePublishedJul 04, 2026 at 02:51 PM EDTThe NBA offseason is where teams slowly reveal who they are and who they wish they were. Improvement rarely comes all at once; it happens slowly, one change at a time, with front offices arguing over the flaws they ignored in April. It takes cap gymnastics that feel like accounting tricks, player development that actually changes how a rotation breathes and a willingness to trade comfort for uncertainty. Some teams fix it with a star signing, others with a rookie who stops being just potential and a few finally learn that continuity is not the same as standing still anyway.When it comes to being improved, the Philadelphia 76ers are already being called the most improved team of the offseason. Jackson Caudell of On SI ranks the team No. 3 in