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Philadelphia 76ers Summer League awards

Lucas Johnson
Lucas Johnson

The Sixer Sense

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 06: Isaiah Miles #41 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives against Robert Williams III #44 of the Boston Celtics during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Celtics defeated the 76ers 69-63. 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. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 06: Isaiah Miles #41 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives against Robert Williams III #44 of the Boston Celtics during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Celtics defeated the 76ers 69-63. 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. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 06: Isaiah Miles #41 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives against Robert Williams III #44 of the Boston Celtics during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Celtics defeated the 76ers 69-63. 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. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Now that the Philadelphia 76ers are done with Summer League play, it’s important to note the winners and losers on that roster.

With the Summer League now over for the Philadelphia 76ers, the club will surely turn their attention to preparing for the upcoming season. However, before fans get to entrenched with the upcoming season, it’s important to do a quick review of the performances from the Summer League roster.

There were three players that stood out the most during the Summer League due to their performance. Now there were some very good performances and some were bad. It’s important to review the best, worst and biggest surprise performances and how they might impact the Sixer’s roster decisions moving forward.

Breakout Player

This award came down to two players and while I’m personally a big Cameron Oliver fan, Isaiah Miles had the bigger breakout performance. Miles wasn’t a big name like Zhaire Smith coming into the Summer League for the Sixers.

Miles played four years of college ball at Saint Joseph’s University. During his senior season, he averaged 18.1 points and 8.1 rebounds, while shooting 52.3 percent from the floor and 38.5 percent on 3-pointers. After college, he played for Dijon where he had a very nice season in 2016-17, averaging 12.2 points and 4.9 rebounds, while converting 49.5 percent of his field goal attempts and 46.8 percent of his 3-point shots.

Miles was the second leading scorer for the Sixers during the Summer League. He averaged 10.4 points while shooting 47.6 percent on his 3-point attempts. If the Sixers were still in the rebuilding phase, then he would most likely get a shot to make the roster. However, that’s very unlikely now that the club is competing for a championship.

While Miles doesn’t have a good chance to make the Sixers roster, he should be considered for either a two-way contract or a spot with the Sixer’s G-league affiliate the Delaware Blue Coats. Miles will have completion for a two-way contract, however he should easily be a staple on the Blue Coats roster.

LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 9: Jonah Bolden #36 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 9: Jonah Bolden #36 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

Biggest Disappointment

This will be the third time now that I will be reiterating the bad performance that Jonah Bolden put on during the Summer League. Bolden was hoping to play for the Sixers this upcoming season prior to the start of Summer League. However, lack of any offensive game makes that hope very unlikely.

Bolden only averaged 6.5 points on 35.1 percent shooting from the floor and 23.5 percent from behind the 3-point line. Not something the team would have liked to see from a second year Summer League player. Bolden wasn’t even happy with his Summer league performance.

While Bolden’s defense is NBA ready, his offense is no where close. In the past, I had written that it would be best for Bolden to be on a two-way contract, however I had recently changed that opinion to that Bolden should stay overseas for another season.

Bolden needs a lot of playing to be ready to contribute on offense in the NBA. Playing for the Sixers’ G-League affiliate the Delaware Blue Coats might help, but while there’s likely to be playing time, there’s no guarantee he would get a lot of it. He can maximize his playing time by staying overseas. He needs all of the chances he can get to improve his offense and playing in Europe gives him that chance.

LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 15: Furkan Korkmaz #30 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 15, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 15: Furkan Korkmaz #30 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 15, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

MVP

There is no question that Furkan Korkmaz deserves the Most Valuable Player award for his performance with the Sixers Summer League Roster. He erupted in the club’s first contest with 40 points and while he had his bad nights, there’s no doubt he had the best overall performance throughout the Sixers Summer League run.

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He averaged 16.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists, while making 38.5 percent of his shots from the floor and 37.0 percent of his shots from behind the arc. Including the 40 point outburst to begin Summer League, he scored in double–digits four out of the six games the Sixers played.

However, Korkmaz did have two really bad games and it shows he is still struggling with consistency. With his consistency being an issue, he probably won’t see a much bigger role than he had with the Sixers last year. Korkmaz’s performance showed that the Sixers now have a legit 3-point shooter at the tail end of the bench.

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The performances of Korkmaz, Bolden and Miles have given the Sixers a good sense on how their roster and their G-League affiliate’s roster should look like next season. Even though the club didn’t have a winning record during the Summer League, it did give the franchise a sense of direction to go with their young talent.

Lucas Johnson

Lucas Johnson

Regent University graduate with a B.A. in History. Girl Dad. Co-Host of The Sixer Sense Podcast and Contributor on FanSided's NBA Site Past writing experience includes The Sixer Sense contributor and Washington Commanders contributor for NFL Spin Zone, while also being a former Co-Site Expert for Valley of the Suns and Co-Site Expert for The Sixer Sense.