Sign a veteran big to provide depth behind Paul Reed and Mo Bamba? Bring up another player from the Blue Coats on a 10-day deal like Darius Bazley? Convert Ricky Council IV’s two-way contract to a standard deal?
With the veteran center market dried up, Bazley signing with the Utah Jazz, and the team perhaps waiting to resolve other business before giving Council a regular roster spot, they went in a very different — and very interesting — direction.
Last Friday the Sixers signed 2021 first-round pick Kai Jones to a 10-day contract. The 23-year-old big was waived by the Charlotte Hornets back in October after a string of odd social media posts, some saying disparaging things about teammates and the organization.
It took Jones a while to find another NBA opportunity, but now he’s with the Sixers, a team that features a couple familiar faces.
