Keith Pompey believes that bringing in a backup center with more size could help the Sixers’ chance in the postseason.
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Joel Embiid #21, De’Anthony Melton #8 and James Harden #1, Philadelphia 76ers
In a January 20 mailbag for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Keith Pompey was asked if he believes the Philadelphia 76ers will need another center. Pompey answered in the affirmative, though he did not mean it as a knock on who the Sixers currently have as their backup centers.
“I do think the Sixers need another big. That’s not meant to be a knock on reserve centers Montrezl Harrell and Paul Reed. Harrell can get buckets and thrives playing alongside James Harden in the pick-and-roll. Reed is (an) athletic rim protector. But Harrell (6-foot-7) and Reed (6-9) are undersized for the position. As a result, the Sixers are without a physical, big center to back up Joel Embiid like they had in the past with Andre Drummond and Dwight Howard,” Pompey said.
Pompey used the Sixers’ latest game against the Chicago Bulls as an example of why they need a bigger backup center and how that could help their chances at a title.
“The Sixers’ current backup bigs’ lack of height was exploited on January 6 against Chicago Bulls centers Nik Vučević and Drummond.
