Most of the attention in Philadelphia went to two young guards in the buildup to this season — the explosive upside of Zhaire Smith following a big draft night trade, and Markelle Fultz, following an utterly bizarre rookie season and a summer filled with 160,000 jump shots.
Landry Shamet, understandably, wasn’t talked about quite as much. He doesn’t have the pressure to start becoming the Sixers’ third star like Fultz, or the dynamic potential (and characteristic longer-term injury of a Sixers first-rounder) of Smith. After all, you don’t generally expect late first-round picks to contribute much for a 52-win team.