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Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 12

Here is a list of all 30 players who have worn the No. 12 uniform in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers.

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season.

With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 13, which has been worn by 30 of those players in the history of the franchise.

This running series will go through all of the uniform numbers worn in franchise history. The previous edition of this series was a list compiling the five players who have worn the No. 13.

Here is the list of the 30 who have worn No. 12 in Sixers history:

Former Michigan defensive back chooses transfer school

Best of luck to him!

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As any school has, regardless of how good it’s doing or not on the playing field, Michigan has lost some players to the NCAA transfer portal this offseason.

One of its inclusions recently has been former defensive back George Johnson, who played quarterback at Stuart (Fla.) Martin County and initially came to Ann Arbor as a wide receiver before switching to defensive back. Johnson started making waves at the cornerback position in fall camp this past season, but appeared to be working with the wide receivers again in prep for the Capital One Orange Bowl. He entered the NCAA transfer portal shortly after the game.

Now Johnson is reuniting with his former defensive coordinator, Don Brown, who’s now the head coach at UMass, as Johnson announced he’s committing to the Minutemen.

A recruit from the 2019 class, Johnson has at least three full years of eligibility remaining.

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Which DB has frustrated Michigan WR Ronnie Bell most in fall camp?

It’s not who you’d think. At all. #GoBlue

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — You would expect that Ronnie Bell, Michigan’s best wide receiver yardage-wise the past two seasons, would say that the best defensive back he’s seen in fall camp of his senior year would be someone like cornerback Gemon Green or one of the safeties in former five-star Daxton Hill or mainstay Brad Hawkins. However, that expectation would be wrong.

With five practices now completed en route to the Sept. 4 season opener, it’s George Johnson — the high school quarterback-turned-wide receiver-turned-cornerback-and now maybe-safety — who is turning some heads. “George Johnson still looking — is he corner, is he safety? Still looking,” Harbaugh said at Big Ten media days about his position at the moment. And while he may be up for a few different roles, he has Bell rattled when he finds himself going up against him in practice.

“You never know what you’re gonna get out of George,” Bell said. “George is a very unpredictable and very good DB.

“His technique, how he plays the game, he doesn’t necessarily do it like the rest — he doesn’t play like the rest of them. So it’s either misleading or it’s — he can catch you off-guard because he’s unorthodox.”

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Johnson has been on campus since arriving from Stuart (FL) Martin County in 2019 and now has had three position switches in that time. Apparently, now that he’s finding his footing in the secondary, it’s paying some dividends, his teammates say.

Of those teammates is fifth-year safety Brad Hawkins, who says he’s taken Johnson under his wing since he joined the defensive backs group.

“George is coming along,” Hawkins said. “He’s very aggressive. He’s a great player. He’s a great defensive back. He’s gonna also continue to learn — that’s somebody I took under my wing as an older guy. He’s somebody that’s growing every single day, getting better every single day and he’s going out there competing.”

As a recruit, Johnson was a three-star dual-threat quarterback, listed at 5-foot-11, 180-pounds. He’s now up an inch to 6-foot even and is listed at 186-pounds — down seven from his 2020 listing of 193.

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Multiple positional moves in Michigan secondary highlights versatility

Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh broke down the depth to both safety and corner, noting multiple position switches.

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Michigan’s secondary is in an odd state heading into the 2020 season opener at Minnesota.

While the safety position returns two starters in Daxton Hill and Brad Hawkins, with Lavert Hill graduating and Ambry Thomas opting out, Michigan will be breaking in two new starters at cornerback.

Speaking to Jon Jansen on the Inside Michigan Football radio program, head coach Jim Harbaugh broke down both positions, starting with the safeties. And with Hill returning, he feels like he has a special player — if not the Wolverines’ best, overall.

“It’s been a high-level, really,” Harbaugh said. “The talent – he might be our most talented player on the team, arguably. Very, very trusted, very good communicator in the backend. Really knows the safety position and also the nickel position. He’s really, really good. Playing both safety and covering in the nickel slot. He’s been really good.

“Brad Hawkins, he is playing his best football since he’s been here, too. He’s a returning starter, so that’s saying something. Doing extremely well. Makari Paige, Hunter Reynolds – those two have been really good.

“Compliment both the Green brothers – German Green playing safety and special teams and Gemon Green is competing for the staring corner position alongside Vince Gray. Been happy with both safeties. Caden Kolesar, also playing safety and special teams. Those are the ones that are right there in the mix at safety and doing a really good job.”

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While that’s a bit of depth at safety, though Harbaugh touched on it, what more does he see at corner?

It’s evident now that third-year in-state defensive back Vincent Gray has secured on position, and while Gemon Green is competing for the other, who else could contend for playing time this season?

Harbaugh notes another player who’s switched positions during fall camp in Sammy Faustin, who’s been drawing rave reviews from defensive coordinator Don Brown the past few months.

“Corners, there’s battles going on,” Harbaugh said. “Vince Gray – who’s starting. Who’s on the other side of Vince? You got Gemon Green — Sammy Faustin has moved from safety to corner. He’s doing a really nice job the last week since he’s been there. Also: I mentioned George Johnson and DJ Turner, Eamonn Dennis, Andre Seldon. All guys that are competing very strongly at the corner position.”

There had been rumblings of Dax Hill moving to corner, but it appears, according to Harbaugh’s Monday night appearance and Don Brown’s the previous Monday, that he’s sticking with safety and nickel back. On Monday, he touched on Faustin’s move as well as George Johnson’s transition from wideout to defensive back. Hunter Reynolds is a former corner who converted to safety last season.

With all that in mind, Harbaugh is enthusiastic about having so many players who can take on multiple roles. With the variable position switches, he says it gives Michigan the best chance to succeed.

“Versatility is always a good thing, no doubt,” Harbaugh said. “The players that are the most talented and give the most effort, the cream rises to the top and I think we’re seeing that. It does allow Coach Zordich and Don Brown the ability to — when a player has versatility to do the best things for our team and get the best matchups, et cetera. I think all those things are a big bonus.”

We’ll get to see just how that versatility pans out in less than two weeks, with Michigan traveling to Minnesota for the Oct. 24 Big Ten season kickoff. The game will be nationally televised in primetime, with ABC putting it in its 7:30 P.M. EDT slot.

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