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76ers fans forced to relive trauma of last season with news of former players

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Between countless injuries and tanking, the Philadelphia 76ers rostered 30 players throughout the 2024-25 season. As is the case with most lottery-bound teams, many of the 76ers’ players from last season are yet to find a new home in the league. Typically, the two biggest options for fringe-level NBA players are the G-League or an opportunity overseas. In a shocking, but fun development, multiple former 76ers are teaming up to do the latter.

Today, Marc Stein reported that Jeff Dowtin Jr. is signing a two-year contract with EuroLeague club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Along with Dowtin, former 76ers Lonnie Walker IV and Oshae Brissett are also taking their talents to Maccabi. It’s unclear whether this reunion is simply a coincidence or if it was premeditated. Either way, players re-connecting overseas after having played for the same NBA team the season prior is a cool story that you don’t see too often.

The 76ers believed in Dowtin

Originally, Philadelphia signed Dowtin to a two-way deal on March 2nd, 2024 after being waived by the Toronto Raptors near the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign. With the 76ers struggling to remain healthy, Dowtin got an increased…

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