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The Philadelphia 76ers tried adding seasoned assistance connected minimum contracts and to beryllium honest, the returns person not been great.
Chief among them are guards Reggie Jackson and Eric Gordon, some fantabulous players erstwhile upon a time. Now that they’re connected the incorrect broadside of 30, it’s just to accidental that some are nary longer successful their primes.
Gordon is averaging 5.1 points connected 34.2% shooting and 25% from three while Jackson is averaging 4.4 points and 2.1 assists connected 40.5% shooting. Making matters worse, hotshot rookie Jared McCain is severely outshining both.
To beryllium fair, overmuch worse things are going connected for the Sixers, which is wherefore they athletics a grounds of 3-14. However, it’s beauteous wide that they request assistance astir the edges, and Gordon and Jackson’s play aren’t cutting it.
Things volition apt not amended from here, truthful reuniting with Markelle Fultz doesn’t look similar a atrocious thought if the Sixers privation amended accumulation from their backup guards.
Why the Sixers could usage Fultz
Fultz is one of the champion escaped agents available. Having past played with the Orlando Magic, Fultz came into his ain arsenic a playmaker and defender during his clip there.
He ne'er rather got implicit his shooting issues, which plagued him from his days with the Sixers, but his skillset fits a squad with playoff aspirations.
At 26 years old, Fultz would besides beryllium a much youthful alteration of gait compared to Gordon and Jackson. He could besides redeem his beauteous atrocious bequest with the Sixers since it goes without saying however severely helium underwhelmed for them.
Since the play has started arsenic nightmarish arsenic the Sixers could person feared, is determination overmuch wounded successful bringing the set backmost together?
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