Joel Embiid’s 10th NBA season finished Sunday with a sweep at the hands of the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. It’s the sixth time the 76ers have made it to the second round with Embiid on the roster, but Philly has yet to get over the hump and hasn’t made it to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001. It’s another disappointing exit, but this year’s Sixers weren’t supposed to be here in the first place. Embiid played in just 38 games over the regular season and Paul George served a 25-game suspension, but Philly’s young backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and V.J. Edgecombe impressed to keep the team in the mix for the postseason. The Sixers had to go through the play-in tournament, but they earned the No. 7 seed and completed a comeback from down 3–1 in the first round to upset the second-seeded Celtics who were a title contender. More: 76ers Season Grades—Evaluating Philadelphia’s Rollercoaster Year After Second-Round Sweep vs.…