The Sixers will begin the 2026-27 season with a road matchup against the New York Knicks on NBC, according to The Today Show. The Sixers debuts of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown will come minutes after the defending champions receive their rings and hang a banner in the Madison Square Garden rafters. This time around, they will be facing a Knicks team looking to repeat after a dream run to the 2026 NBA Finals. While the Sixers' five-headed monster of James, Brown, Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe undoubtedly makes for appointment viewing, time will tell how often the Sixers have all of those players available at once. SIXERS SIGN LEBRON JAMESJames' decision | Projecting Sixers' rotation | James' impact, on and off the court