No one expected Landry Shamet, the 26th pick in this year's NBA draft, to be playing big minutes for the 76ers this season.
Reasonable expectations would have been garbage-time minutes, a couple of chances here and there with injuries, and a lot of time spent practicing and playing in the G League. That's what coach Brett Brown expected when the Wichita State product was drafted.
"Truthfully, you've got to have some luck with a lot of things," Shamet said after the Sixers 121-120 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. The team "having a couple injuries early allowed me to get that opportunity, and you have to take advantage of it.