Philadelphia 76ers Waive Carl Landry Tibor Pleiss Sign Cat Barber

By Bret Stuter | Aug 31, 2016

Apr 5, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Carl Landry (7) reacts to his three pointer against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 107-93. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

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Now the team has thinned out the front court to a point where you begin to wonder who plays reserve? Clearly the starters will be a combination of Embiid and either Noel or Okafor on off nights. At power forward you likely will see Dario Saric. At small forward, you slide in Ben Simmons. But the question begs to be asked, who is on the bench?

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If you believe the team will keep all three centers, then Noel or Okafor will back up there. Could the plan be to push some of their time to power forward as well? Will the team give Richaun Holmes a larger role? Who comes in at small forward behind Simmons? Should the team give Robert Covington reserve time, what role is left for Jerami Grant?

Start Ben Simmons at power forward? If so, then the team has just shot itself in the foot by cutting Carl Landry, whose efficient shooting accuracy would have been fun to see on the court.

Assuming Simmons starts at power forward, where does the team place Dario Saric? Cutting Carl Landry has opened up the debate. In short, the team should cut a player when they have a better opportunity. Since salary cap issues are not a concern, the question is what, or even, who?

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