NEW YORK - Thursday will be the final time 76ers coaches and general manager Bryan Colangelo will meet with most of the players for a while, as they'll have their exit meetings and players will be free to begin their long offseason.
They will do it with the knowledge that, as the team announced Wednesday before the season finale against the Knicks, Ben Simmons (fractured foot) and Jerryd Bayless (torn wrist ligaments) are close to full workouts and Robert Covington will have surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee. During the meetings, each player will be given an outline of what he can work on with the basketball in their hands, as well as conditioning directions and nutritional information.