The Philadelphia 76ers have added another towering piece to an offseason that already turned plenty of heads. Tacko Fall is now in the mix, giving the team a 7-foot-6 center option as it continues shaping a roster built around LeBron James and Jaylen Brown.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported the initial wave of signings this way: “The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Tacko Fall, Jameer Nelson Jr. and Saint Thomas, the team announced. All three players are on Exhibit 10 deals, a source told ESPN, and will be a part of Sixers training camp," ESPN's Dave McMenamin posted.
For Fall, the timing matters. Philadelphia has a clear need for center depth after losing Ariel Hukporti for the season, and the veteran big man now has a real path to stick. He made his feelings on the opportunity plain.
“It is an opportunity of a lifetime that I shall not waste,” Fall said.
The move didn’t stop there. Over the weekend, the 76ers upgraded Fall from that Exhibit 10 arrangement to a two-way deal for the upcoming season, keeping him in the fold as the regular season begins Tuesday.
“The Philadelphia 76ers are signing 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall to a two-way NBA contract, sources tell ESPN. Fall enters his fourth NBA season after the 76ers convert his exhibit 10 deal,” ESPN’s Shams Charania wrote.
That gives Philadelphia an intriguing insurance policy behind its big-name core. With Tyrese Maxey, James and Brown on the roster, Fall has a chance to feast on easy looks around the rim if he gets on the floor. Whether that turns into real minutes is still an open question, but the opening is there.
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