Sitting 1.5 games behind the Indiana Pacers, the Philadelphia 76ers are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference. Locked into a heated battle for home-court advantage, the Sixers need to upgrade their bench.
Even with recent success, the Sixers’ depth remains a prominent issue. Replacing Furkan Korkmaz‘s minutes with Jonah Bolden has provided a nice boost, but Philadelphia still has the worst second unit of any legitimate contender.
Landry Shamet and, to some degree, Bolden should be the only players locked into minutes moving forward. If the Sixers can reasonably trade for upgrades elsewhere — another backup center, another versatile defender, another backup point guard, etc.