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Sixers: Pros and cons of re-signing Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard, Sixers (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

When free agency opens up, the Sixers will have a decision to make on veteran backup center Dwight Howard. Howard would be entering his age 36 season if he plays in 2021.

Prior to Howard’s arrival, the Sixers had been looking to answer the Joel Embiid backup five question that loomed over them for years. Amir Johnson, Kyle O’Quinn, Boban Marjanovic, and Greg Monroe are just some of the names that tried to take over that responsibility for the team.

Al Horford was signed in 2019 for an absurd amount of money strictly to take pressure off of Embiid for the most part.