Daily News | Bargain pickups Mo Bamba and Patrick Beverley address key needs for the Sixers
. And they both fulfill a need at a bargain for a team trying to keep salary-cap flexibility for next season.
He makes up for his lack of size by outworking people. Beverley also has the ability to take opponents’ star players out of their game mentally with his antics. And as a three-time All-Defensive selection, he should help erase some of the Sixers’ perimeter defensive woes.Center Mo Bamba agrees to a one-year deal with the Sixers, adding towering depth behind Joel Embiid
He spent time with the Lakers and Bulls last season, averaging a combined 6.2 points in 27.1 minutes. Critics will argue that the Sixers acquired him a season or two too late. Afterward, the 25-year-old averaged 0.6 block in nine games with the Lakers. Despite his rim protection, the Lakers waived him on June 30 instead of guaranteeing what would have been a $10.3 million salary for next season.
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