Philadelphia 76ers
Do they have enough shooting after losing JJ Redick, and not directly replacing him?
The Philadelphia 76ers had a sensational year a season ago. Even though they fell short of the Eastern Conference Finals, they were once bounce of the basketball away from possibly being the 2019 NBA champs. Instead of bouncing out, Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beating jumper in Game 7 bounced in and jumpstarted the Raptors’ run towards their first NBA championship.
It could’ve easily been the Sixers, but that’s a different article for a different day. In the offseason, though, the Sixers got somewhat of a facelift as Jimmy Butler took his talents to Miami and JJ Redick signed with the Pelicans in free agency. In return, the Sixers received Josh Richardson from the Heat and inked Al Horford to absorb the money Butler was going to receive.
The big question is whether this team has enough shooting though. Ben Simmons‘ jump shot has been nonexistent through his young career, Richardson isn’t a shooting specialist, neither is Tobias Harris. Joel Embiid and Al Horford are good shooters for their position, but neither of them will be relied on to stretch the defense.
Do the Sixers have enough shooting? I’m not sure that’s such a sure thing.