One of the strongest assets a head coach can have in the NBA is one Nick Nurse will enjoy with the 2026-27 Sixers: optionality. The following five lineups could provide Nurse with different looks he can lean on in the season ahead. But Basketball Index's tool shares a common fear: that the Sixers' projected starting lineup will experience significant diminishing returns. Pretty tame projections for the Sixers' projected starting five... and much better numbers when Dean Wade or Dominick Barlow is involved. SIXERS FILM STUDIESJaylen Brown's strengths | Jaylen Brown's weaknessesAnfernee Simons | Dean Wade | Ariel Hukporti