On Thursday, the Sixers accompanied a couple of transactions that we knew were coming with a bit (but just a bit) of a surprise decision.
First, the two predictable moves: 1. The Sixers waived 7’2” center , who they acquired from the Utah Jazz in exchange for and a couple of second-round picks last week. 2. They also signed 6’3” point guard , an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina State.
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Pleiss joins the likes of , , and , Process-era Sixers who were acquired and never stepped on the floor for the team. Farewell, sweet prince.
Hoping to become this year’s heading into training camp, Barber is a lightning quick point guard that improved individually in all three of his college seasons. He shouldered a major scoring load as a junior on an average NC State team and still managed to score with decent efficiency (.45/.36/.87). Barber proved that he can definitely fill it up against good competition:
While not completely unsurprising, the Sixers also waived . After rehabbing from a wrist injury at the beginning of last season, Landry played the good soldier and soaked up minutes while the team was stumbling to the finish line. In 36 games (12 starts), the 32-year-old forward averaged 10 points and four rebounds in 16 minutes per game.
But with the Sixers bringing in , , and into an already crowded frontcourt, you can see why the franchise would be proactive in trying to allow Landry to find a new landing spot.
In this last year of his contract, Landry is due $6.5 million from the Sixers in 2016-17. The move also takes the roster from the offseason limit of 20 to 19. If the team wanted to sign another player for training camp, there is now a spot available.
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