Roughly 13 hours after the Sixers waived two-way big man Kenneth Lofton, Jr., they reportedly will fill his spot with guard Jeff Dowtin Jr., per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
While letting Lofton go was somewhat surprising, there are plenty of dots to connect for Downtin and the Sixers. The 26-year-old point guard has NBA experience with the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and most recently Nick Nurse’s Toronto Raptors. In fact, Dowtin spent a chunk of 2022-23 on a standard contract with Toronto and was Nurse’s backup point guard for several games to close the season.