A lot of Philadelphia 76ers fans were perplexed when the front office made the decision to hand veteran point guard Kyle Lowry another one-year deal. Daryl Morey committed to getting the team to become younger during the team’s exit interviews last season, yet he and his cohorts went ahead and welcomed him back anyway.
Already nearing 40 years old, it is very apparent that the 76ers did not sign Lowry to be an actual NBA player for them — not that he is still capable of functioning like one anyway. As can be gleaned from their first game against the Celtics, which ended in a signature win thanks to VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey’s heroics, the team will be treating the former All-Star like a quasi-assistant coach this season.
That is precisely where the confusion lies with the 76ers and Lowry. The latter seems to have also come to terms with the fact that he will no longer sniff the hardwood under non-preternatural circumstances, yet the front office wasted a useful roster spot to play house for someone whom they could have retained anyway, but in a different capacity like, say, an actual assistant coach.
Instead, the 76ers gave in to their old ways, and in doing so, they wasted another opportunity to potentially bring in an inexpensive mini-solution to their playmaking problem.
The 76ers could have signed Spencer Dinwiddie had it not been for Kyle Lowry
Spencer Dinwiddie, who saw his market dry up this summer before getting waived by the Hornets at the tail end of the preseason, will reportedly head overseas to play basketball during the 2025-26 circuit.
Just last season, he was a vital piece for a team that was competitive, so it is definitely surprising that no team wanted his services. Well, the 76ers could have been in that position, reveling in what he could have given for probably just the veteran’s minimum, but thanks to Lowry, he we are.
While he has never been an efficiency savant, Dinwiddie is more than respectable as a facilitator. He has great size for his position, and a streamlined role would have watered down his flaws.
The 76ers need more depth in the backcourt to abate the absence of Jared McCain and for overall security therein, and Dinwiddie would have made much more sense than Lowry, or even Eric Gordon for that reason.
That is the reason why this was such a huge bummer, as their counterproductive decision to go with Lowry has basically foreclosed windows for them to install depth pieces at point guard.