Philadelphia is weighing conditioning and contact readiness with players while leaning cautious with their preseason workload.
“I think trying to find the right balance, trying to get collaboration with the guys about how they're feeling, where they are in their conditioning, are they ready to take some contact? All those things weigh on what we're doing. So I think we try to get them out there, get something going conditioning wise and handling the physicality and then be a little bit, I guess the word is cautious. Err on the side of being cautious a little bit.”
The team was excited by Hukporti's activity and athleticism.
“Super tough, man. it's tough for anybody, but we were super excited by what we'd seen. He's really really active and athletic and really coachable, really engaged.”
It is a blow for the team early on and a bigger one for Hukporti.
“Nick Nurse says the Sixers "were super excited" about what Ariel Hukporti could bring. "It's always a bigger blow for him personally, but certainly a blow for the team, especially early on."”
Hukporti is having surgery today.
“Ariel Hukporti is getting surgery today, the Sixers said.”
Hukporti is having surgery today.
“Ariel Hukporti is getting surgery today, the Sixers said.”
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