From the moment of drafting Ben Simmons with the first overall selection of the 2016 NBA Draft, the mantra of the Philadelphia 76ers has been “surround him with shooters”. But in the process, such long ball artillery such as Isaiah Canaan were not retained by the team, placing the fortunes going forward into the hands of new unfamiliar faces.
Those faces, although unfamiliar, are not unfamiliar to the NBA. As a matter of fact, Sergio Rodriguez is entering his fifth NBA season, Gerald Henderson is entering his eighth NBA season, and when he returns to the active roster, Jerryd Bayless
In the loss to the Indiana Pacers, slumping Robert Covington roared to offensive life, scoring 23 points and shooting five of nine from three point range.