The 2020-21 NBA season is inching closer by the day and that means it is time for teams to make those tough decisions to cut players and get the roster down to the maximum of 15 plus the two two-way guys.
That means those guys in training camp on non-guaranteed and partially guaranteed deals are the first ones to be looked at.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Ryan Broekhoff and Derrick Walton Jr. to non-guaranteed deals before training camp began in order to get more bodies into camp. On Monday, the Sixers waived the two of them ahead of their first preseason game on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics.
The #Sixers are waiving Derrick Walton Jr. and Ryan Broekhoff, according to a source.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 14, 2020
What this means for the rest of the roster is that Justin Anderson probably has the inside track now to make the final cut. As for Broekhoff and Walton Jr., there is still the possibility of catching on with the team’s G League affiliate. They both have NBA experience so there will be an opportunity elsewhere.
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