NBA Free Agency 2017: 5 offseason needs for the Philadelphia 76ers

By John Buhler | Apr 27, 2017

Apr 4, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric (9) and guard T.J. McConnell (1) cover their faces as they talk on the bench in the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center. The Brooklyn Nets won 141-118. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 8, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Nik Stauskas (11) reacts to his three pointer against the San Antonio Spurs during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Catch-and-shoot guy at the two

With most of their lottery picks these last few years, the 76ers have gone with bigs to stack their frontcourt. While Ben Simmons is technically a forward, he projects as a primary ball handler in that Magic Johnson/Giannis Antetokounmpo sort of prototype. In short, let’s just call Simmons a point guard for the sake of simplicity.

Though Robert Covington has been a solid find on wing (who doesn’t love everything about Nik Stauskas?) it would be advantageous for the 76ers to grab another catch-and-shoot player that they can put out on the wing.

Philadelphia finished dead last in offensive efficiency. Though the 76ers took the seventh-most 3-point attempts, only 34 percent of them went in. That was 25th best in the NBA. For the up-tempo pace that Brown wants his team to play at, this inefficiency from beyond the arc is a tad problematic.

Could the 76ers be in the market for an aging three-point star like Kyle Korea or J.J. Redick? If having more than one guy on their roster over 30 terrifies them, Bojan Bogdanovic, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope or Tim Hardaway Jr. could be in play. These three are still either in their primes on still potentially on the come-up. Philadelphia could have interest in them out on the wing to help in the perimeter offensive game.

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