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Cooney: Sixers' Brett Brown, Tiago Splitter share bond of Spurs' success

THIS TIME OF YEAR has become all too familiar for Brett Brown since he became the head coach of the 76ers in 2013.

Many new jerseys hanging in the locker room weren't there at the beginning of the season. Hell, plenty weren't here a month ago, among them Justin Anderson's, Justin Harper's and Shawn Long's.

Without the services of the injured Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons for the rest of the season, and with Nerlens Noel dealt to Dallas, there is a focus now on player development and figuring out who might be a valuable piece to the mix next season.