Joel Embiid Can Help Fix The Sixers Spacing Issues

Prior to an early March win against the Hornets last season, Brett Brown told a scrum of reporters that he wanted Joel Embiid to shoot more threes, ideally six to eight a game. A tall task for a 32.5% shooter who has hovered around three attempts from deep during his short career.

Brown, however, noted that the Sixers’ unorthodox situation at the point guard position leaves them looking to keep up with the evolving game in unconventional ways.

Fast forward to the present, subtract some veteran shooters, and the Sixers find themselves in a spacing bind.

The lack of gravity from Philly’s perimeter players gives opponents the ability to sell out on clogging the post. It also allows defenses to…