| Jeff Hornacek |
Franchise Floor General (1.1) |
36.2 |
High (1.2) |
19.1 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
85.27 |
As Philadelphia’s lead organizer, Hornacek was asked to play point guard after arriving from Phoenix, shifting his game away from the shooting-guard role that had suited him better. The experiment produced a career-best 6.9 assists, but contemporary Philadelphia coverage later pointed to his discomfort with the roster direction and desire to leave. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Hersey Hawkins |
Primary Perimeter Scorer (1.1) |
36.8 |
High (1.2) |
20.3 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
80.78 |
Hawkins remained the team’s most reliable perimeter scoring threat, combining movement shooting with enough ball pressure to create turnovers. His 1992-93 season also marked a particularly important three-point expansion, setting Philadelphia’s then-season records for threes made and attempted while remaining one of the club’s most dependable two-way guards. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Clarence Weatherspoon |
Undersized Interior Scoring Forward (1.1) |
32.4 |
High (1.2) |
15.6 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
69.70 |
Weatherspoon was the young interior focal point Philadelphia hoped could soften the loss of Barkley, with his strength and rebounding allowing him to attack bigger forwards from underneath. The Barkley comparison followed him into Philadelphia, but his rookie season showed a more grounded version of that role built around physical finishing and relentless work on the glass. (Inquirer.com) |
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1993) |
| Armen Gilliam |
Physical Interior Scoring Forward (1.05) |
21.8 |
Medium (1.1) |
12.4 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
48.51 |
Gilliam supplied Philadelphia with a bruising interior scoring option who could work with either hand around the basket. Retrospective reporting from Philadelphia described him as a physical player who could score effectively with both hands, fitting the team’s need for frontcourt offense after Barkley’s departure even as his starting role diminished. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Tim Perry |
Athletic Frontcourt Connector (1.05) |
26.0 |
Medium (1.1) |
9.0 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
39.73 |
Perry’s value came from his mobility and ability to contribute without monopolizing possessions, although his effectiveness was closely tied to the quality of the guard play around him. Philadelphia reporting later noted that he had been considerably better in Phoenix with Kevin Johnson creating opportunities, an important piece of context for his reduced offensive influence with the Sixers. (Inquirer.com) |
Slam Dunk Contest appearance (1993) |
| Johnny Dawkins |
Veteran Pick-and-Roll Organizer (1.05) |
21.6 |
Medium (1.1) |
8.9 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
38.12 |
Dawkins remained one of Philadelphia’s more natural creators, but injuries had already taken some of the burst from his game. He was still capable of controlling stretches with his passing and pull-up shooting, yet the Sixers increasingly used him as a secondary organizer rather than the dynamic lead guard he had been earlier in his career. (Duke Basketball Report) |
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| Thomas Jordan |
Emergency Interior Scorer (1.0) |
26.5 |
Low (1.0) |
11.0 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
37.40 |
Jordan’s four-game stint was a classic end-of-season opportunity: Philadelphia brought him in on a 10-day contract and immediately used him for substantial frontcourt minutes. His production came in a reserve role, with his size and shot-blocking giving a depleted roster another interior option during the closing stretch. (Wikipedia) |
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| Andrew Lang |
Starting Rim-Protection Specialist (1.05) |
25.5 |
Medium (1.1) |
5.3 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
34.42 |
Lang’s job was principally defensive: occupy the middle, rebound and make opponents think twice around the rim. The Barkley trade brought him over from a Phoenix playoff team as part of a package intended to provide Philadelphia with established starters, although the Sixers quickly discovered that his offensive limitations restricted how much they could build around him. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Ron Anderson |
Veteran Wing Scoring Reserve (1.0) |
18.3 |
Medium (1.1) |
8.1 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
27.72 |
Anderson functioned as an experienced scoring wing who could give Philadelphia offense without demanding a primary creation role. His veteran presence mattered on a roster that had lost its franchise centerpiece, while his ability to stretch the floor and attack mismatches gave the rotation another practical scoring outlet. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Manute Bol |
Vertical Shot-Blocking Specialist (1.05) |
14.7 |
Low (1.0) |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
17.01 |
Bol’s offensive role was minimal, but his extraordinary length completely changed the geometry of the paint when he checked in. Philadelphia could use him as a specialist to contest shots and discourage drives, while his willingness to shoot from deep occasionally produced the kind of unconventional offense that had become part of his basketball identity. (Wikipedia) |
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| Kenny Payne |
Transition Forward Reserve (1.0) |
11.8 |
Low (1.0) |
6.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
20.60 |
Payne was used as a depth forward whose athleticism could add some pace to the second unit. His short season gave him little opportunity to establish a major role, so Philadelphia primarily relied on him for energy, cutting and opportunistic offense rather than structured half-court creation. (NBA) |
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| Charles Shackleford |
Interior Rebounding Reserve (1.0) |
11.8 |
Low (1.0) |
4.0 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
19.20 |
Shackleford was essentially a physical reserve big, providing rebounding and interior defense while remaining low in the offensive pecking order. His development was still centered on expanding his offensive game, with Philadelphia’s unstable post-Barkley roster leaving him to compete for minutes among several different frontcourt options. (Inquirer.com) |
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| Eddie Lee Wilkins |
Deep Frontcourt Enforcer (1.0) |
7.4 |
Low (1.0) |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
16.00 |
Wilkins was buried behind Philadelphia’s deeper group of centers and forwards, leaving him with a narrowly defined reserve role. A later Philadelphia account recalled his frustration with the team’s lack of structure and limited playing opportunity, capturing how peripheral his place had become in the rotation. (Liberty Ballers) |
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| Greg Grant |
Change-of-Pace Backup Point Guard (1.0) |
13.8 |
Low (1.0) |
2.7 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
14.20 |
Grant supplied quickness and ball-handling from the second unit, giving Philadelphia a small, aggressive guard who could change the tempo when the offense stagnated. His responsibility was primarily to organize possessions and pressure the ball rather than score, which explains the gap between his assist contribution and modest scoring load. Limited independent season-specific coverage was available. |
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| Team Totals |
Philadelphia 76ers (1992-93) |
243.0 |
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104.3 |
42.2 |
24.9 |
15.1 |
548.66 |
Philadelphia’s post-Barkley roster was built around Hawkins’ perimeter scoring, Hornacek’s experimental point-guard duties and Weatherspoon’s physical frontcourt development. The trade itself produced three established players, but contemporary Philadelphia retrospectives emphasized how quickly the roster lost cohesion, with Doug Moe’s motion offense struggling to fit a group that lacked Barkley’s interior gravity and consistent creation. (Inquirer.com) |
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