Sixers president Daryl Morey blamed the first apron as the "primary reason" for the Jared McCain trade, but the team's ensuing moves cast doubt on that.
It is certainly worth noting that this game will be the front of a back-to-back, the Sixers visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. So perhaps he'll be available for that game.
With Joel Embiid once again out, the Sixers looked extremely groggy coming back from the All-Star break and short on answers in an ugly loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Of all the cachet that can come with being voted an All-Star starter, Tyrese Maxey never anticipated one of the more gratifying features coming to fruition.