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Sergio Rodriguez Is the Point Guard the Sixers Have Been Waiting For

While Joel Embiid is deservingly getting the spotlight following a competitive loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, his 76ers teammates did a decent job keeping up with the budding star in their fight for a win. Help came in the form of an unlikely presence for Sixers teams over the last handful of seasons: the point guard position.

Sergio Rodriguez, after a four-year stint in the NBA with stops in Portland, Sacramento and New York early in his professional career, has spent the last six seasons as a spark plug for the top team in the Spanish ACB League, Real Madrid.