Roster Research
We had recently examined the current Philadelphia 76ers roster, looking for clues as to how good this team is right now. Pulling from that original article, the team roster appeared rather well rounded. Of course, the team loses players with expiring contracts. That pulls both Sergio Rodriguez and Tiago Splitter from the roster.
Secondly, the team has some shallowness at the front court currently. With the current set of knowns, that depth chart looks like this:
2017-2018 DEPTH CHART
CENTER POWER FORWARD SMALL FORWARD
Joel Embiid Dario Saric Robert Covington
Jahlil Okafor Shawn Long (Unknown)
Richaun Holmes (Unknown) Justin Anderson*
Shooting Guard Point Guard
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Ben Simmons
Nik Stauskas T.J.McConnell
Gerald Henderson Jerryd Bayless
Now let’s factor in a Markelle Fultz trade into the depth chart.
2017-2018 DEPTH CHART
CENTER POWER FORWARD SMALL FORWARD
Joel Embiid Dario Saric Robert Covington
Jahlil Okafor Shawn Long Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
Richaun Holmes (Unknown) Justin Anderson*
Shooting Guard Point Guard
Markelle Fultz Ben Simmons
Nik Stauskas T.J.McConnell
Gerald Henderson Jerryd Bayless
Suddenly, that roster appears very solid indeed. And if the Ben Simmons to point guard is not 100 percent effective, the team simply moves Simmons to small forward, Fultz to point guard and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to shooting guard. So the position NBA force becomes even more positionless