The Philadelphia 76ers thought they had adequately addressed the point guard situation in the off-season. After all, the team had returning rookie T.J. McConnell, veteran free agents Jerryd Bayless and Sergio Rodriguez, and of course, top-rated-rookie-point-forward-turned-point-guard, Ben Simmons, lined up to swell the position for the 2016-2017 season.
They thought wrong.
Ben Simmons injured his foot in preseason. Jerryd Bayless tried to play through the pain of a wrist injury, before acquiescing to have surgery and miss the season. And Sergio Rodriguez injured his ankle.
Making Way For A 10-Day
And so as the team neared the period for signing players to 10-day contracts, the team waived veteran Hollis Thompson to clear room for a short term solution to what has become a long term problem for the team.