The Philadelphia 76ers need depth — badly. A lot rests on the buyout market for them to give their elite starters the support they need this season, so any opportunity to add capable backups should be taken seriously. And now, all of a sudden, there’s a new available player worth targeting.
Austin Rivers, typically clouded in ancient narratives that he only stuck around in the NBA because he played for his father, has parted with the Phoenix Suns following a trade with the Washington Wizards and will be a free agent once he clears waivers.