After last night’s thrilling (and somewhat relieving) overtime victory against the Kyrie Irvingless Brooklyn Nets at home last night, Head Coach Brett Brown suggested that for the upcoming playoffs he wants a 9 man rotation, per Noah Levick of NBCS-Philly. That Brown added he anticipates competition for the final two spots implies he has settled on seven names but not the final two.
Who Brown feels he can turn to is an intriguing question with ramifications that could impact the team’s ultimate closing unit when they’re in crunch time vs elite competition down the road. Given his awkward pairing with Joel Embiid, Al Horford found himself on the bench in crunch time last night.