The Philadelphia 76ers have a strong starting lineup led by star duo Joel Embiid and James Harden and now the goal has to be building a strong core group around them. The bench unit, for example, could use a bit of an upgrade.
The bench behind their strong starting lineup ranked just 28th in bench scoring per StatMuse and they had their issues in the playoffs as well. Therefore, the Sixers could begin to look at other options in order to help improve that unit.
Mike O’Connor over at The Rights to Ricky Sanchez has a mock trade that has the Sixers calling up the San Antonio Spurs and bringing back an old friend in Josh Richardson.