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The Top Five Lineups For Philadelphia 76ers

Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports

Common Thread

This Philadelphia 76ers team was not a good team in the 2015-2016 season.   But that is not to say that the team does not have any talent, nor to say that the team did not have chemistry in some of the lineups sent out to the basketball court.  Of the five best lineups of the team, Jerami Grant appeared in three of them, Richaun Holmes appeared in one, T.J. McConnell appeared in three, Hollis Thompson appeared in three, Christian Wood appeared in one, Nerlens Noel appeared in one, Ish Smith appeared in two, Robert Covington appeared in three, Nik Stauskas appeared in two, Kendall Marshall appeared in one, Jahlil Okafor appeared in two, Isaiah Canaan appeared in one, Carl Landry appeared in one, and finally JaKarr Sampson appeared in one.

If the team is looking for core players, the search should begin here.   These players combined to generate the best production out of Brett Brown’s plays. if the team had to sit on players, it would be logical to consider Jerami Grant, T.J. McConnell, Hollis Thompson, Robert Covington, Nik Stauskas, and Jahlil Okafor strongly has making the roster.  Holmes, Landry, Noel, Wood and Marshall would be given a thorough exam to make the pass to next year’s roster, but would be weighed against other players signed in that position.

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We’ll examine these players more closely as we enter the new NBA season on July 7.  But for now, this is a good reference point of who worked best with whom under head coach Brett Brown.