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Philadelphia 76ers Season In Review: Frontcourt

By Simon Smith

Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts after being fouled against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts after being fouled against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

In a season of highs and lows, the Philadelphia 76ers’ frontcourt was an overwhelming success.

Due to a combination of injury and trade activity, the Philadelphia 76ers‘ frontcourt rotation was a revolving door for the majority of the season. Third-year forward Jerami Grant was dealt after just two regular season games, with the Sixers receiving veteran forward Ersan Ilyasova in return. Ilyasova himself was again dealt by the Sixers midseason to the Atlanta Hawks

Also, former No.6 overall pick, Nerlens Noel, was dealt just prior to the trade deadline to the Dallas Mavericks.On top of the transactions made by Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo were the games missed by key members of the frontcourt rotation.

Rookie center Joel Embiid was again struck by the injury bug and played in just 31 games. Second-year forward/center Jahlil Okafor played just 50 games due to a combination of injury, form and the presence of Embiid. Combined with the midseason departures of Ilyasova and Noel, the Sixers were relying on D-League call-ups to fill out the remainder of the season.

Here we take a look at how the key members of the Sixers’ frontcourt rotation performed this season, and the implications moving forward.