The Philadelphia 76ers have seen some positive things thus far out of their summer league team that is out in Las Vegas. Second-year guards Tyrese Maxey and Isaiah Joe have made big plays on both ends of the floor and second-year big man Paul Reed has been energetic.
There has been one tiny concern for fans and that has been the up and down play of rookie Jaden Springer. The No. 28 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft has been terrific on the defensive end of the floor, but his play on the offensive end has left a lot to be desired.
After shooting 3-for-11 in Saturday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, Springer is now shooting just 10-for-32 from the floor in three summer league games. The form is there, but he has yet to really find the consistency needed to knock down these open shots.
“He shoots it with a lot of arc,” said summer league coach Brian Adams. “It could be an arc thing because sometimes when you shoot is super high it ends up falling short. At the end of the day, I think, Jaden’s a really good all-around basketball player that needs to develop, to keep developing, and so I think his jump shot, whether it’s coming up short because of lower, upper, I couldn’t tell you that right now. I’d have to go back and look.”
Springer definitely will need a lot of development as time goes on. He is just 18-years old, at the end of the day, and the Sixers will need to work with him extensively on his offensive game, but the form is there and the willingness to get better is there as well. At this point, it is about continuing to develop him for the future.
“I think it’s just something that’s gonna keep coming along with his game,” Adams finished. “He’s got a tremendous work ethic. He’s proven he can make them and so now we’ll just get this consistency up and he’ll definitely tweak it in the gym, I’m sure.”
Springer and the Sixers will have one final summer league game on Sunday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
This post originally appeared on Sixers Wire! Follow us on Facebook!
[mm-video type=playlist id=01f09kz5ecxq9bp57b player_id=01f5k5xtr64thj7fw2 image=https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]
[listicle id=48920]
[lawrence-related id=49241,49238,49234]