The Sixers had two open roster spots. There was much speculation about what they’d do to fill them.
Sign a veteran big to provide depth behind Paul Reed and Mo Bamba? Bring up another player from the Blue Coats on a 10-day deal like Darius Bazley? Convert Ricky Council IV’s two-way contract to a standard deal?
With the veteran center market dried up, Bazley signing with the Utah Jazz, and the team perhaps waiting to resolve other business before giving Council a regular roster spot, they went in a very different — and very interesting — direction.