CAMDEN, N.J. – A whole lot of smiles flashed in the aftermath of the Sixers' practice on Thursday morning. And, to be fair, there is a whole lot to smile about right now.

The Sixers are 4-0, and in just a week and change, they have gone from one of the NBA's laughingstocks nationally to an exciting story. It is hard to find a major media outlet that has not yet interviewed burgeoning backcourt Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

On Tuesday night in the nation's capital, the Sixers staged the most dramatic of their three late-game comebacks, erasing a 19-point Washington Wizards lead that was still at 13 inside of the five-minute mark, forcing overtime and then mounting another comeback effort in the extra five minutes.

Many heroes emerged on Tuesday, and the Sixers will need more of that as

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