After an excruciatingly long two months, Philadelphia 76ers basketball is (kind of) back in our lives. The Summer Sixers open play in Las Vegas against the Detroit Pistons. As a refresher, here’s the roster T.J. Dileo will be running out there for the Sixers.
It’s an extremely young group, with everyone a rookie in terms of NBA experience aside from 2025 35th overall pick Johni Broome. Broome had a disappointing rookie year
cut short due to a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered in February. Summer League will be the start of his chance to show he’s worthy of spending time with the big club this season more often than Delaware.
Of course, the headliner and the main source of excitement for this roster from Sixers fans is 22nd overall pick Labaron Philon. The 20-year-old guard out of Alabama will enter a crowded Sixers backcourt featuring Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, and free agent acquisition Anfernee Simons. We’ll begin to see how far along Philon is in his development against NBA-level competition and whether he’ll project for a solidified spot in Nick Nurse’s rotation.
On the opposing sideline, here’s the Pistons’ Summer League roster.
Pistons fans will be keeping a close eye on 17th overall pick Ebuka Okorie out of Stanford. Big man Ugonna Onyenso was selected with the 53rd overall pick and was signed to a two-way contract. Chaz Lanier was a second-round pick for the Pistons last season; he appeared in 34 games for Detroit in his rookie campaign.
Can the Summer Sixers string together some wins and be one of the top four teams to advance to the Vegas Summer League semifinals? We’ll begin to find out in the late afternoon/early evening.
Game Details
When: July 9, 5:30 p.m. ET
Where: Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, NV
Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus, Prime Video
Follow: @LibertyBallers
