As the NBA gets set to resume, the league has set parameters in the event a player was to test positive for the novel coronavirus. In that case, a team can sign a free agent who has been under an NBA or G League contract in the previous two years to replace that player on the roster.
Under those same parameters, the league also is allowing teams to carry up to 17 players as the season gets set to resume in a “bubble site” in Orlando in late July. This would give the 22 teams headed to Orlando to resume the season a few options to look at and help them on their upcoming playoff run.
Players who have signed an NBA/G League deal this year or a previous year are expected to be available to sign in restarted season — making Jamal Crawford or JR Smith eligible, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/v6Ntr4pb2t
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 11, 2020
In the case of the Philadelphia 76ers, there are three guys that should catch their eye and have the attention of general manager Elton Brand.