For months, Sixers players, coaches and executives alike have been antsy to right the wrong that was the 2024-25 campaign. The 2025-26 Sixers season officially begins this week, and after a nightmarish 24-58 season last year all of the returning parties are hopeful to prove the misery it brought was a one-off. Some Media Days are more eventful than others; the Sixers tend to have louder ones than most teams. ET) Oct. 4 Preseason game vs. New York (in Abu Dhabi, 11:00 a.m. ET) Oct. 10 Preseason game vs. Orlando (7:00 p.m.