FEBRUARY 20: Bazley has officially signed with the Sixers, according to a team press release.
FEBRUARY 19: The Sixers will sign Darius Bazley to a 10-day contract, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The 23-year-old big man has been playing with Philadelphia’s G League affiliate in Delaware since being waived by Brooklyn prior to the start of the season. Bazley is averaging 20.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 18 regular season games with the Blue Coats, and Charania points out that he recently had a 38-point, 15-rebound performance.
Bazley should provide some depth to the Sixers’ front line, which has been depleted with the loss of Joel Embiid to meniscus surgery. Assuming he signs on Thursday, Bazley will be eligible for that night’s game against New York, plus four more over the 10-day contract.
After creating three open roster spots through trades, Philadelphia faces a deadline of Thursday to get back to the league-mandated minimum of 14 players. The team filled one opening by signing Kyle Lowry last week.
A first-round pick in 2019, Bazley began his career in Oklahoma City, where he spent three-and-a-half seasons before being traded to Phoenix at last year’s deadline. He appeared in just seven games with the Suns before becoming a free agent last summer. He was selected to participate in the G League’s Up Next Game at All-Star Weekend.
Finally bro
I thought he was still in the league somewhere. Obvious move for the sixers
Can we get another C also? Boogie Cousins doing anything?
Noel must have left a bad taste in the sixers mouth. I agree the sixers need another big. They are getting destroyed on the board.
Yes, and they are lucky to catch the Knicks while Robinson, Sims, Hartenstein, & Randle are hurt, but they play CLE,w/ Allen and Mobley on FRI, and have 2 games @ NY, VS MIL,@CLE vs OKC , (off the top of my head, coming up in the next couple weeks.
Your point is valid, but weird to me that u threw okc in w those teams lol, Chets their only big and he’s hardly got a Shaq body type
Raptors should of signed him
Wish the Bulls had signed Bazley. Bulls lack size at the 4 spot. Haven’t had a power forward all season.
Agreed. The longer they keep trying to shoehorn pwill at the 4, the more likely he’ll keep getting hurt. I think he’d be more effective at the 3 but hard to do that w demar in town .
Torrey Craig is hurt again. PWilliams is out. Bulls will have a hard time trying to match up with Tatum tomorrow night and all other mobile big forwards.