76ers' G League plan for Justin Edwards backfired

With a nice little break in between games, the Philadelphia 76ers decided to give more than just their two-way players an opportunity to join the G League squad in Delaware for some action against the Maine Celtics.

Following the Sixers' victory against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, the team announced that they would assign Justin Edwards and Labaron Philon Jr. to the Delaware Blue Coats for Friday's action. For Philon, it was his G League debut. For Edwards, it was another night in the office for the veteran forward, who has found himself outside of the rotation early on.

As expected, both players started. Many eyes were focused on Philon, due to the fact that he's the Sixers' most…