The Sixer Sense
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Do Philadelphia 76ers FAs deliver enough BANG for BUCK?

By Bret Stuter

CAMDEN, NJ- SEPTEMBER 23: Jerryd Bayless of the Philadelphia 76ers and President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo talk at the official opening of The Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex on September 23, 2016 in Camden, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
CAMDEN, NJ- SEPTEMBER 23: Jerryd Bayless of the Philadelphia 76ers and President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo talk at the official opening of The Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex on September 23, 2016 in Camden, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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When new team president Bryan Colangelo shopped for free agents, he touted the direction as adding “veteran leadership, production, and dependability” to the locker room. But with 1.33 seasons behind us, the Philadelphia 76ers free agent experience is anything but shiny.

The 2016 narrative from new president Bryan Colangelo to the fans of the Philadelphia 76ers had a purpose.  When he arrived, he wanted to distance himself from the sins of his predecessor. One such transgression, in the eyes of the NBA scouts and executives, was the omission of free agents on the team.  And so, he delivered a sales pitch to the fans desperate to go from “rebuild” to “rebuilt”. From “developing” to “succeeding”. New team president and general manager Bryan Colangelo sold the fans of the Philadelphia 76ers on three principals when he assumed the lead of the team.

First, he would unclog the logjam at the center position and get real value in return.
Secondly, he would run the team with great transparency. He would communicate developments with the team “real time”.
Thirdly, he would reinforce the team roster with veteran free agents who would, at a minimum, segue the team with consistent production until younger players had earned starting minutes.

There once was a song, “Two out of three ain’t bad”. So it’s safe to assume that zilch is pretty bad indeed.  The center jam unclogged. But the return was infinitesimally smaller than the expectation.  Communication from the team continues to center around open mikes aimed at Coach Brown.   And finally, veterans have arrived. But they are as streaky as the rookies on the team. So where’s the value in that?