76ers have a baffling problem that hints at a much bigger lineup issue

Nick Nurse | Jonathan Bachman/GettyImagesAs if it’s an annual tradition, the Philadelphia 76ers still have one of the least productive second units in the league. Their bench is still among the lowest scoring ones in the league, averaging just 33.2 points per game in their first 31 games of the season — good for a meager 23rd among all teams. However, it is baffling how bench scoring remains such a huge issue for this ball club.

To punctuate just how unproductive their bench has been, the 76ers second unit is less than three points away from being the second-lowest scoring one in the NBA. You would think that having both Quentin Grimes and Jared McCain come off the bench would make scoring…