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4 – How Well Will the Sixers Shoot From the Outside?
It’s no secret that the Philadelphia 76ers aren’t exactly the best shooting team in the league.
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During the preseason, they only had five guys shoot over 30 percent from 3-point land, and two of them (Brandon Paul and James Webb III) did not make the Sixers’ 15-man roster.
While they have four guys (Jerryd Bayless, Gerald Henderson, Robert Covington, Hollis Thompson) that shot the 3-ball above 35 percent last season, the Sixers will need to shoot better as a collective unit if they want to compete on Wednesday (especially with Bayless reportedly out for the first month of the season with a wrist injury).
Covington, Thompson, Saric, Sergio Rodriguez, Jerami Grant (who has worked to improve his outside shot this offseason) and even Joel Embiid will need to be consistent shooters from outside if they want a chance at taking down the Thunder.
They’re capable of making a high percentage of outside shots, now, they’ll just have to make them.
If they don’t, it will be a long night for the Sixers fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center.