Nick Nurse realizes that the 76ers' key players, like Kelly Oubre Jr and Guerschon Yabusele, are being over-extended.

The second-year forward should get ample opportunity to make good on those expectations, starting with Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz.

Ricky Council IV, for example, was a player who was expected to make a big leap in his second season in the league. He was able to make a big impression as a rookie enough to earn a standard deal after starting out on a two-way,

Walker signed with a professional team in Lithuania, but after playing 33 games there he earned his next NBA chance when he signed with the 76ers last month.

When the Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2024-25 NBA season, they didn't envision thinking more about top prospect Cooper Flagg than the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Maxey, who has missed back-to-back contests since leaving Monday's game early with what was eventually diagnosed as a lower back sprain. While George did not practice at all on Saturday, Maxey participated in an individualized session. It seems that he will also be sidelined against the Jazz, with his status beyond Sunday night still up in the air.