The Philadelphia 76ers will have to adjust their frontcourt rotation after Ariel Hukporti suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Head coach Nick Nurse has already begun considering alternatives for small-ball lineups, naming LeBron James and Dean Wade as potential options at center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nurse explained that both players could fill the \u201csmall five\u201d role, alongside several other players already on Philadelphia\u2019s roster. \u201cDean would be another candidate, I guess, if you call him a small five. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s pretty good sized. I think LeBron is another candidate. I think he’s played some small ball five as well. There’s like four or five guys,\u201d Nurse said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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