When it came to possible point guards the Philadelphia 76ers could trade for or sign, Jerryd Bayless never came to mind. With reports suggesting the Sixers could sign Rajon Rondo or trade Nerlens Noel for Jeff Teague, I assumed Bryan wanted to get a point guard with some name recognition that would make casual fans shout, “Finally the Sixers are adding real NBA players!”
Rondo would have been the worst NBA player I can think of to mentor to younger players — imagine what unique advice Rondo could give Simmons on how to deal with referees, after receiving an unfair foul — his lack of shooting and ball handling heavy play style would be a bad fit with Simmons’ ball handling heavy play style.