What a difference three months can make: nobody could’ve predicted in October that the Sixers would surpass its 2015-16 win total by January, boast a legitimate all-star candidate, and willingly start TJ McConnell. So let’s revisit some preseason expectations and use our extremely nuanced private in-house analytics to grade each of the 17-28 Sixers through the midpoint:
Jerryd Bayless (11.0/4.0/4.3, 34.4/40.0/90.0, 3GP): Incomplete
Unfortunately those poor Sixers fans desperately awaiting Jerryd’s debut will be limited to just 71 minutes this season. This is mostly fine as Bayless was meant as a complimentary piece to the also street-clothed Ben Simmons, but his presence on the team now seems questionable with two years left on his contract, a point guard-loaded draft, and the rise of TJ McConnell.