With Adem Bona out Wade and LeBron James join Jabari Walker and Dominick Barlow as small-ball five candidates.
“Dean would be another candidate, I guess, if you call him a small five. He's pretty good sized. I think LeBron is another candidate. I think he's played some small ball five as well... So I think that probably, you know, probably go with that crew unless something else emerges.”
Nurse is considering multiple frontcourt options at small-ball center due to injuries.
“Nick Nurse said with their frontcourt injuries, anyone from the group of Jabari Walker, Dean Wade, Barlow (when healthy), and even LeBron James is a candidate to play some small ball center behind Joel Embiid”
PHIJoel Embiid · Adem Bona · Dominick Barlow · Jabari Walker · Tacko Fall · LeBron JamesRole & Rotation𝕏 BeatWade and LeBron are also candidates at center.
“Nick Nurse on the Sixers' current center plan beyond Joel Embiid, Adem Bona, Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker: "Dean [Wade] would be another candidate… I think LeBron is another candidate."”
Barlow's back soreness keeps him out of the next two preseason games.
“Sixers injury updates Barlow still dealing with back issue/soreness, not expected to be available next two preseason games Simons (hamstring) partial participant today, not expected to play in next two preseason games Bona doing on court work, also won’t be available for these two games”
Barlow's back soreness is expected to keep him out of the next two preseason games.
“Barlow still dealing with back issue/soreness, not expected to be available next two preseason games”
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