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Philadelphia 76ers: Can Jonah Bolden boost the second unit with defense?

Taken with the 36th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Jonah Bolden played his first NBA game on Oct. 16, 2018, during the Sixers’ 105-87 lost to the Boston Celtics. Bolden only played 1:27 minutes that game during garbage time and failed to record any stats, but has since averaged 2.3 points, 0.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks per game in the 12 games he played in.

While Bolden’s stats don’t look good, he’s only playing 9.9 minutes per game and his defensive stats tend to look good when inflated to 36 minutes.