Philadelphia loves its teams, and its stars.

The Eagles have Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, two of the NFL's best and on top of the world coming off a dominant Super Bowl run.

The Phillies have Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, one of the faces of Major League Baseball and a slugger who can crush pitches into the seats at a record pace.

And the Sixers, they have Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, a constantly ascending guard and a center who can be an unstoppable scorer so long as he's healthy.

Those three teams all have 'their guys.'

The Flyers? They have Matvei Michkov, who isn't quite at that level yet, but who the organization is hoping will be real soon.

Last summer, the team's prized prospect arrived over from Russia two years ahead of his expected schedule, and proceeded to capture

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