Philadelphia 76ers: 3 players that Brett Brown helped

3 players that Brett Brown helped: J.J. Redick

J.J. Redick was already an established sharpshooting veteran by the time he joined the Sixers back in the 2017-18 season. Yet, despite entering his mid-30s during his 76ers tenure, he had the best stretch of his career under Brown.

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In his two seasons in Philly, Redick had two seasons of career-high in points per game. Redick averaged 17.6 points on 40.7 percent from downtown. He was 33 and 34-year-old years old during his Sixers tenure. It’s hard to imagine that Brown and his scheme didn’t help Redick based on stats alone.

Granted some of the credit has to go to Embiid who was great for opening up Redick’s game. That being said, how Brown schemed a two-man game between those two was purely brilliant. Having them execute dribble handoffs and pick-and-rolls that were nearly impossible to defend.

Imagine if Redick was used like this for his whole career! It’s hard not to picture that Redick could have played near All-Star level if he was used like that from the start. It’s not like Redick didn’t have great coaches with the Orlando Magic (Stan Van Gundy) and the Los Angeles Clippers (Doc Rivers), yet Brown was the one that unlocked Redick’s true potential.

Sadly, Brown didn’t have Redick on the roster this season as Redick signed with the New Orleans Pelicans this past offseason. Maybe if he did, he and the 76ers would have been in a better place right now.

Brown made his fair share of mistakes in player development and use, but he also did a very good job with several former Philadelphia 76ers players as well.