LeBron James and Jaylen Brown took part in official basketball activity as members of the Sixers for the first time Tuesday morning, giving the team its first real on-court look at the 2026-27 season at the Camden practice facility. The first practice came one day after Media Day and turned the page from talk to work.
That is why the search for the LeBron James Philadelphia 76ers helicopter commute keeps landing on Tuesday: the season has now begun in the only place that matters, on the floor. Nick Nurse spent 30 minutes laying out his vision before practice, then sent the team into four straight days of work in Camden ahead of Saturday’s Blue x White Scrimmage at Xfinity Mobile Arena and Monday’s preseason opener at home against the New York Knicks.
Nurse said the Sixers were still trying to recover from last year’s training camp flights to and from Abu Dhabi, a trip that took about 20 hours each way and made even the start of camp feel like a travel test. This time, the work stayed local. The team can settle into reps instead of logistics, and Tuesday was the first proof of that reset.
VJ Edgecombe was blunt about what that means for a roster carrying heavy expectations. He said, “All eyes on us,” then added that it is “more fun than I would say pressure.” He also said he is looking forward to being the Sixers’ primary point-of-attack defender, adding that he wants to be in top-tier shape because that spot starts most possessions and lets him set the tone on defense.
That balance matters because the Sixers are entering the season with the weight that comes with big names and bigger hopes, but Edgecombe does not sound like a player shrinking from it. Anfernee Simons put it even more plainly when he said, “The world is ours,” and described the group as one that will ask Edgecombe to chase the best player and still be himself. Tuesday’s first practice showed the structure around the team. What the next few days reveal is whether that confidence looks as sharp in live work as it does on the first morning in Camden.
