Ish Smith was a shot in the arm for Philadelphia, but it's probably time to bid him adieu.
Ish Smith's arrival in Philadelphia was probably the best Christmas present I received last year. One win stood in the Sixers win column before Smith arrived, and it's hard to understate how important his arrival was from a watchability standpoint. As Kirk Cousins was stuntin' all over the Eagles last December 26, Ish was powering the Sixers to their second win, providing us all with a respite from an especially vicious cycle of ineptitude.
That wasn't the high-water mark of the Ish Smith era, but it came close.