When the Philadelphia 76ers signed Andre Drummond to a one-year, veteran minimum deal back in early August, more people commented upon Drummond’s past history of getting dunked on by Joel Embiid — both on and off the court — than what the veteran big man could bring to the team. Generally speaking, people viewed it as a perfectly fine signing as a direct one-for-one replacement for Dwight Howard and then moved on to finding another workable destination on the NBA trade machine for Ben Simmons.
However, with Joel Embiid resting for Monday night’s preseason opener, first tip in Toronto was our initial extended look at Drummond in a Sixers uniform, and the results were highly encouraging.