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Delaware 87ers Prospects Worth 10-Day NBA Tryout

By Bret Stuter

Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Sergio Rodriguez (14) and guard Gerald Henderson (12) talk during a break against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Sergio Rodriguez (14) and guard Gerald Henderson (12) talk during a break against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Wells Fargo Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder won 103-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 11, 2016; Memphis, TN, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown reacts during the second quarter i the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2016; Memphis, TN, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown reacts during the second quarter i the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

Tough Times

Tough times indeed.

The team is in a hard spot now. Too many battered in the back court. But the team does have alternatives.  And from what we’ve seen with the comatose activity in the trade front with the surplus of Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor with the emergence of a healthy Joel Embiid, don’t count on help coming by way of another team just yet.

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    • But the team is getting crushed under the weight of injuries now.  Jerryd Bayless, signed to a three year contract, is lost for the season. Sergio Rodriguez is injured now. Gerald Henderson is injured as well. Ben Simmons won’t be back for a month at the earliest.  And in the midst of trying to find HEALTHY bodies, the team has tossed the burden of getting playing time meted out between the three centers at both center and power forward positions.

    That dominoes effect of pushing Dario Saric to the three and Nik Stauskas to the one is challenging enough with a relatively healthy roster. But now it’s impossible. The team needs more flexibility than the current roster allows. The team needs help in the back court. Should Rodriguez and Henderson recover, the team may need a small forward, or even power forward.

    This team needs to consider freeing up a roster spot for ten-day contract players. Tough decision, but tough times mean tough moves.