Philadelphia 76ers

After years of seeing the injury totals inflated by “Process” driven decision making, the Sixers medical team, led by Head of Medical Services Kevin Johnson, has emerged as one of the more successful units in recent seasons. Over the last four years Philadelphia’s injury totals have been among the best, including four top-10 finishes. In three of those four seasons they ranked in the top five. However, this doesn’t mean injuries haven’t occurred. Tyrese Maxey missed 18 games with a broken foot and James Harden missed 14 straight with a strain in his foot. Still, Johnson and his group have successfully navigated these ailments all while keeping big man Joel Embiid on the court. After missing 205 regular season games due to injury in the first three years after being drafted, Embiid has missed just 93 regular season games to injury or illness in the subsequent six seasons. Continuing that success, while also avoiding freak postseason injuries like facial fractures and thumb sprains, should help the Sixers remain competitive in the East.