Pretty recently Shake Milton wasn’t guaranteed a chance to crack the Sixers’ playoff rotation at all. Now fans are wondering if he’s the new starter when the season resumes. Recall, Ben Simmons, the team’s acting point guard was fully healthy and the team had recently acquired veteran backcourt players like Alec Burks and Glen Robinson III. It was a sudden rash of injuries to players like Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons that set the stage for the breakout Milton exhibited shortly before the NBA season was postponed. His game is marked not by unbridled explosiveness but by dexterity, cunning, and a rare controlled lankiness.
Shake Milton may be the “bad guy” the Sixers need
