When the Philadelphia 76ers suffered so many injuries that they affectionately became known as the Hospital Sixers, numerous players off the bench stepped up to help keep the team afloat.
Shake Milton went from playing 10-to-18 minutes per night, to starting, averaging 36-to-42 minutes, and getting nominated for Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Furkan Korkmaz, who has missed games due to a knee injury this season himself, had averaged just two minutes of playing time during October, and suddenly was playing over 20 minutes per night. You could go down the roster and name any number of guys with positive moments during the starters’ absences: De’Anthony Melton, Georges Niang, Danuel House, Jr.