By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Philadelphia 76ers are looking move move from a rebuilding phase to a building phase. The team has made a handful of acquisitions and signings this offseason, including Jerryd Bayless, Sergio Rodriguez and Dario Saric. Joel Embiid is also expected to suit up for the team this season after missing two straight years due to a pair of foot operations.
CBS Sports recently ranked the projected NBA starting lineups for the upcoming season and they put the Sixers in dead last, 30th.
PROJECTED LINEUP: Sergio Rodriguez, Gerald Henderson, Robert Covington, Ben Simmons, Jahlil Okafor
This likely won't be Philadelphia's starting lineup for the entire season, but no matter how many changes they make the Sixers will indeed be the Sixers for yet another season. In other words, not very good.
They will compete, Ben Simmons should be a stud, and the addition of Gerald Henderson provides a veteran, calming presence. Sergio Rodriguez, who may or may not hold off Jerryd Bayless for the starting spot, is another solid veteran player as the 30-year-old had a productive career overseas. In the end, Simmons and Jahlil Okafor will go through several growing pains and this will be another transitional year for the Sixers.
The back court, with the exception of Covington, is very up in the air. Bayless could very well start and T.J. McConnell might get some consideration as well. Meanwhile, they have Ben Simmons and Jahlil Okafor starting in the four and five spots respectively. That would mean Nerlens Noel, Dario Saric and Embiid, as expected, would come off the bench.
While 2016-17 is sure to be a more exciting year of Sixers basketball with new roster additions, don't expect a huge leap in win total just yet.
