In the NFL, there’s an old adage: if you have two quarterbacks, you actually have none. Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles aside, that truism generally holds; any quarterback worth his salt should find a way to separate himself from the competition.
Not long ago, the Sixers had a similar situation in terms of centers. In three consecutive drafts from 2013-15, the team selected a big man with its first pick in the draft, in addition to grabbing Richaun Holmes early in the 2015 second round. With four centers vying for rotation time, it would be impossible for all of these players to be developed appropriately.