Jrue Holiday says the 76ers would "still be in the playoffs" if Andrew Bynum was healthy.

A lot of sentences this season started with the phrase, "if Andrew Bynum was healthy." Of course, we knew early on that probably wasn't going to be the case this season and it remains to be seen how healthy he'll be rest of his career. Bynum's knee problems will be a major red flag in free agency and it's hard to imagine new Sixers GM Sam Hinkie banking his franchise on the fragile big man. Holiday does need help though and his comments illustrate just how big of a hole the Sixers were left with thanks to Bynum's season-long absence.

Jrue Holiday endorsed Sixers assistant Michael Curry as the team's next head coach.

"I've known him for the last three years," Holiday said. "He's somebody I trust, and somebody I'd love as a head coach." Curry played a "major role" in Holiday's development, and while he's under consideration for the Sixers' head coaching gig, there is not a clear frontrunner at this time. "I think he was the glue to our team last year," Holiday added.

The Sixers have "conducted a thorough background check" on Warriors assistant Mike Malone, who appears to be the leading candidate for the head coaching job at this time, sources told CBS Sports.

Malone's name has been kicked around in coaching circles for a while now, and after the Sixers had received permission to interview him, it seems as if the team has legitimate interest in possibly making him their next head coach. However, the report states it's "too early to identify a front-runner," but the front office has contacted the Warriors "multiple times about Malone, including several conversations with consultant Jerry West."