CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Philadelphia 76ers will transfer ahead after one other blow to their season. Andre Drummond will miss at the very least the subsequent three video games with a sprained proper ankle he suffered in Saturday’s win over the Detroit Pistons.
With Joel Embiid nonetheless on the sidelines, the Sixers might sick afford to lose Drummond since coach Nick Nurse would not have a lot measurement to show to now. His choices are 6-foot-8 Guerschon Yabusele, 6-foot-10 rookie Adem Bona and 6-foot-6 KJ Martin.
Because the Sixers put together to tackle the Charlotte Hornets, Nurse gave an thought of what the middle depth chart will appear like amid Drummond’s harm.
“I’d say now the depth chart could be Yabu, Bona, KJ on the 5, proper?” stated a nurse throughout a follow at Queens College in Charlotte on Monday. “It takes two of our 4s and slides them up. Which means a few of our wings will transfer to the 4. Form of a domino impact of pushing folks up.”
Nurse likes to have the veteran within the beginning lineup. Particularly, with Yabusele’s capability to shoot the basketball and area the ground for offense, however Bona is considering looking.
“In all probability with the veteran, however I am open, once more, seeing how – I have been somewhat targeted on our final sport and the subsequent opponent, I have not but sat down and began pushing a the pencil rotates somewhat,” the nurse defined. “So I’d say it is open. It is open.”
Then there’s Martin. Nurse will give him a take a look at the middle spot and one has to marvel how Nurse plans to make use of the rebounding ahead in a small-ball 5 position for Philadelphia.
“He offers you an opportunity to run a fairly first rate pick-and-roll assault as a result of he’s a extremely good screener and a superb curler,” Nurse stated. “He is a menace, though his measurement is, you recognize, his athleticism form of makes up for it. He is performed a variety of issues in his profession, so he is comfy there. He is the offensive facet.”
That being stated, it’s tough for Nurse to must cope with one other harm drawback. The coach needed to shuffle so many lineups and for as soon as it felt just like the Sixers had some measurement in opposition to the Houston Rockets on Nov. 27 and Saturday to start out in opposition to the Pistons. Now he has to go small once more with Yabusele, Bona and Martin serving because the facilities.
“It is somewhat flimsy by way of defending the edges and boards and issues like that which are lacking at full measurement, and once more, that is a disgrace,” Nurse mused. “I preferred it a couple of video games in the past. We felt huge for the primary time, you recognize what I imply? We felt huge for some time, and it was fairly good in opposition to Houston, proper? And the groups have been attempting to play small with us, and it did not actually appear to hassle us, though once we stayed huge, we at the very least know that we are able to do it and are available again to it sooner or later. ‘hope.
This text was initially revealed on Sixers Wire: Nick Nurse Previews Sixers Depth Chart Amid Newest Damage
