The Philadelphia 76ers were expected to contend for a championship in the 2024-25 season after making some big additions to the roster. President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey and his staff put together a star-studded roster led by Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey.

However, the Sixers were decimated by injuries. The injury bug went through the entire roster and they were unable to have much success due to a lack of cohesion and consistent offense on the floor. Therefore, Philadelphia finished 24-58 and have the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA draft.

Big man Andre Drummond, one of those big additions in the 2024 offseason, was limited by a big toe injury as he played only 40 games. He averaged 7.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in 2024-25 and is expected to return for 2025-26 on a $5 million player option.

Drummond hopped on “On Par with Maury Povich” and discussed the season while also expressing confidence that the Sixers will bounce back in 2025-26:

Listen, it was, uh… Injury bug was definitely alive for our team. And I don’t want Philadelphia to lose hope in this team. I think our team is very well structured. I think we have the pieces to be very good. I think once everybody gets healthy and is able to play the full season, I think our team is going to be very scary.

We have more than enough. We have more than enough to be a great team. I think it’s just going to come down to health and how we approach our summer and how we’re going to take care of our bodies and come back better than we were the year before.

To Drummond’s point, as long as the Sixers are healthy, they should be in the mix to contend in 2025-26. There is too much talent on this roster to flop as long as they can stay healthy. That’s certainly a big *if* for this roster, but the talent is there on paper and should allow Philadelphia to bounce back in the future.

This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Andre Drummond expresses confidence in Sixers for 2025-26 season