Sixers’ Bench Adds Shooting, but Faces New Challenges

Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports has reported that the Sixers are finalizing a deal to bring back forward Ersan Ilyasova in a move clearly designed to address the lack of front court floor spacing off the bench. Ilyasova becomes the second buyout-market addition that the Sixers have picked up by way of the Atlanta Hawks joining reserve guard Marco Belinelli. The two moves indicate that the Sixers are intent on addressing their bench issues by adding shooting. While the additions of Ilyasova and Belinelli certainly address the floor-spacing issues that have plagued the second unit, they also introduce new challenges and potential pitfalls that Head Coach Brett Brown will have to navigate.

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