
The Foundation Built Upon Sand
When the Philadelphia 76ers shopped in the free agent market, many of us were relieved. The team had amassed plenty of salary cap space, and we’d hoped to convert some of that liquidity into a talent boost for the team to help them climb in the win column. Despite the heroics of sometime-playing rookie center Joel Embiid, the team is banged up and struggling. The team has lost free agent Jerryd Bayless for the season.
Brett Brown said "everything is on the table" in regards to shopping for a PG now the Jerryd Bayless out for the season.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 16, 2016
Adding insult to injury, the team discovered that free agent Gerald Henderson out for at least two games with a sore hip.
76ers Gerald Henderson to miss at least two games https://t.co/0tRzNyqAI5
— Sportando (@Sportando) December 29, 2016
And finally, to top it all off, the Philadelphia 76ers just lost the services of free agent Sergio Rodriguez to a sprained ankle.
Medical Update:
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 30, 2016
Sergio Rodriguez suffered a left ankle sprain. He will not return.
If you are keeping score, the Philadelphia 76ers have just entered the second third of the 2016-2017 season, and all three veterans are out. That’s 0-3. Meanwhile, the Delaware 87ers were playing our prospects, developing them. Growing them into NBA ready players when the Philadelphia 76ers hit tough times.