The Philadelphia 76ers starting five are outperforming virtually everyone’s expectations. With center Joel Embiid, power forward Dario Saric, small forward Robert Covington, shooting guard J.J. Redick and point guard Ben Simmons, the team matches up well with nearly every starting five in the NBA. But when you try to talk about the five players off the bench, well it gets dicey. Who is Joel Embiid’s pimary backup? Robert Covington’s?
We know that T.J. McConnell runs the teams offense when Ben Simmons rests. But are we comfortable that both Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova, two recent signings after the NBA deadline, are the primary scorers off the bench?