76ers may have just broken their biggest strength for Jaylen Brown

The Philadelphia 76ers trading for Jaylen Brown will easily go down as one of the most lopsided deals in recent memory. The fact that they got an MVP candidate from last season for an aging Paul George and some disposable draft capital is a massive fleece job that could very well go down in history when it is all said and done.

That being said, the 76ers might have actually broken their biggest strength to land Brown. This past season, Philly was one of the best teams in the league at taking care of the ball. On the flip side, the All-Star wing averaged 3.6 turnovers in the 2025-26 campaign. He also racked up the most lost ball turnovers in the league with 116 of those instances, which is 20 more than the second player on the list.

One player being turnover-prone will unlikely end up being the main cause of a possible season choke, but the 76ers simply have to be wary of the fact that Brown's ball security is not exactly in its peak form at this juncture. As such, Nick Nurse and the coaching staff will have to be extra mindful about putting him in spots and knowing when to allow him to take full control over the rock.

The 76ers sudenly have a new turnover problem with Jaylen Brown

The 76ers are already missing natural floor generals, which actually makes them a tad more susceptible to some ball-handling related turnovers. That is still the case with the roster, as the front office has yet to bring a more conventional, pass-first playmaker into the fold.

Philadelphia has been one of the best teams when it comes to protecting the rock for some time now. The last time they finished below league average in that department is during the 2020-21 season. IN four of the last five seasons, they were in the Top 10 in least turnovers per outing, and in three of those four instances, they even made it to the Top 5.

No teams isolates more than the 76ers, and with Brown expected to add to that dynamic, his on-ball load is not going to get drastically reduced at all. Hence, the window for him to repeat his mistakes with the rock remains open and then some, making it imperative on the coaches to take that into account heavily, especially early in the season.

Hopefully, this ends up being a one-year aberration and not a sign of things to come for the 76ers. They have already established themselves as one of the best teams when it comes to ball security in recent years, and they will certainly want that to subsist although Jaylen Brown could end up possibly challenging that status quo.

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