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Philadelphia 76ers Three Ways To Optimize Two-Way Contracts

By Bret Stuter

Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons (R) and President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo (M) and number twenty-fourth overall draft pick Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (L) during an introduction press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons (R) and President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo (M) and number twenty-fourth overall draft pick Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (L) during an introduction press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 18, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Nik Stauskas (left) and guard T.J. McConnell (right) react for the bench after a three pointer against the Toronto Raptors during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Nik Stauskas (left) and guard T.J. McConnell (right) react for the bench after a three pointer against the Toronto Raptors during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 94-89. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Long Term Logic, Short Term Chaos

In the long run, it makes perfect sense.  Players with huge upsides have injuries. For an NBA team with enough patience, those high upsides can mean the difference of annually picking early in the draft, or competing in the NBA Playoffs.

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    • In the short term, it’s chaos. A head coach must read his available player roster and try to form the best lineup from the “who’s healthy” column.  While some use this citation against the Philadelphia 76ers as the reason they lost so many games, the reality is that the 2016-2017 was no better health wise.

    Why No IR List NBA?

    In fact, the team made deliberate efforts to reinforce the backcourt in free agency.  At season’s end, it was T.J. McConnell and Nik Stauskas who boasted the most games played. FA Gerald Henderson played eight fewer than Stauskas.  FA Sergio Rodriguez played 13 games fewer than McConnell.

    If the NBA wants to fix the NBA Draft, a food step would be to add a third round.   A second way to improve the draft is to give teams an injured reserve option.  that would allow teams to draft a prospect who needs a year to rehab, without penalizing the team for doing so.  In order for the NBA to improve the competition from bad teams, the rules must change to give them more opportunities to level the playing field.