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Sixers agree to deal with forward Nemanja Bjelica

Getting big man that can stretch the floor is important in today’s NBA and it’s evident that the Philadelphia 76ers are more than aware of this. The Sixers need big bodies that can help stretch the floor to help their budding superstars in Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons get easy looks inside. The club has continued to help in those efforts this offseason with agreeing to a deal with one such stretch forward.

The Sixers are signing forward Nemanja Bjelica to the room mid-level exception, per source.

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) July 5, 2018

The Sixers gain a solid reserve in the one-year deal with the veteran.