The 76ers have shut down starting small forward Thaddeus Young for the year due to a fractured thumb. Young played in 67 games (45 starts) for the Sixers this season and he averaged 32.0 minutes, 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. This is a shame for the Sixers who are starting to look at there younger players the last week. Young played well for them this year.

The Sixers have lost starting point guard Lou Williams for at least tonight with a fractured jaw that he injured last night. He has played in 14 games (all starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 34.8 minutes, 17.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. His loss will be huge especially if rookie Jrue Holliday doesn’t step up. Holliday has played in 8 games (0 starts) so far this season and he is averaging 7.6 minutes, 3.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Royal Ivey will also likely see a bump in playing time for the Sixers as long as Williams is out of action. Ivey has played in 9 games (0 starts) this season for the Sixers and he is averaging 8.8 minutes, 2.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. The Sixers better hope that Williams is ready to return soon because he has been playing very well for them this year.

UPDATE: Williams will miss the next 8 weeks after he underwent jaw surgery to repair the fracture in it. This will really hurt the 76ers.

The Sixers have lost PF/C Marreese Speights for the next 6-8 weeks due to a partial tear of the MCL in his left knee. This is a huge blow to the 76ers as Speights was playing the best of any of the big men on the team. He has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Sixers this season and he was averaging 23.4 minutes, 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. With Speights out of action the Sixers will need Elton Brand and Samuel Dalembert to pick up their games. Brand has played in 10 games (all starts) this season for the Sixers and he is averaging 27.1 minutes, 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Everyone knows that Brand is a better player than he is showing right now so he needs to pick up his game. Dalembert has played in 10 games (all starts) for the Sixers so far this year and he is averaging 23.5 minutes, 6.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game. The 76ers know that Dalembert is better than he is playing right now too. Dalembert and Brand have been complaining about getting their minutes cut so they have no excuses to not produce right now.

Rookie forward Herbert Hill is out indefinately after undergoing surgery for torn cartilage in his left knee. He hasn’t played a game yet this season but the Sixers will miss him because of how poorly they have started out this season.

The 76ers will be without Kyle Korver for the next 7-10 days with a strained groin. This will hurt the Sixers as Korver is the best shooter on the 76ers…..by far. Korver has played in 8 games so far this season (0 starts) and he has averaged 24.4 minutes, 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He has only shot 35.3% from the floor, 32.5% from three point range and 92.3% from the free throw line.