After the frenzy of free agency has cooled down and the Philadelphia 76ers pretty much having a full roster, it wouldn’t make much sense to look at potential free agents right? Wrong, this roster is fair from a finsihed product.
It lacks diversaty at the center position and depth at the point guard spot. Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond are a gret one-two punch at center but Charles Bassey is a rookie and doesn’t figure to contribute right away. The Sixers need a stretch five on the roster.
Unless the Sixers trade Ben Simmons for another point guard, the point guard position isn’t looking great. Simmons hasn’t proven to be a playoff caliber point guard, Tyrese Maxey has a lot of potential but is still young, and Shake Milton is an inconsistant combo guard. They need another point guard on the roster.
With that in mind, there are five free agent agents that the 76ers should be keeping tabs on for the rest of offseason.
5 free agents to monitor moving forward: J.J. Redick
Before getting into the major needs of the roster at point guard and center, Philly could always use more shooters on the roster and thus making a reunion with J.J. Redick ideal. It should be noted that Redick isn’t planning on signing with a team until after training camps are over as he recently stated on his own podcast, The Old Man and Three podcast.
That might actually work out better for the Sixers as they need to figure out what will happen with Simmons. Despite having an off year last season, Redick has been one of the best 3-point shooter in the NBA in the past 15 seasons.
For his career, he’s averaged 12.8 points on 41.5 percent shooting from deep. He’s an ideal veteran to have on a contender as he already has established chemistry with Embiid and Redick should be able to contribute on a limited basis. For more on a potnetial Redick union, check out Matty Breisch of Section 215 article.