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Philadelphia 76ers: Alec Burks deserves expanded role upon return

Back when basketball still existed, the Philadelphia 76ers traded a bundle of second-round picks to acquire Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors. Not the flashiest trade by any stretch, but an important one nonetheless. Philadelphia needed depth on the perimeter, and both are functional rotation pieces.

Since joining the Sixers, neither Burks nor Robinson have had a particularly big impact. The Sixers have worked both into the rotation slowly. Brett Brown has a clear tendency to lean on players he already knows — Shake Milton, Furkan Korkmaz, Matisse Thybulle — which has made it difficult for the former Warriors to establish consistent roles.