Jason Kidd raised some eyebrows when he removed Michael Carter-Williams from the starting unit. It might have been a response to poor play...or was it a move towards a larger strategy?
In his third year in the NBA, Michael-Carter Williams' career has had more downs than ups.
Leading the first iteration of the perpetually-dreadful Philadelphia 76ers and their multi-year tank job, MCW stuffed the box score en route to Rookie of the Year honors in 2014, but his impressive raw numbers belied inefficient scoring and a penchant for turning the ball over. After offseason shoulder surgery short-circuited the summer of 2014, his lack of improvement that fall made him an increasingly popular target for the Sixers' continued struggles.