The 76ers have to like what they are seeing out of 21-year old center Nikola Vujecic and 22-year old forward Lavoy Allen so far this year.  Vujecic has played in 7 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Sixers and he is averaging 13.7 minutes, 5.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He is also shooting 63.3% from the floor (19 of 30 from the floor) so far this year.  He will eventually really start pushing Spencer Hawes for minutes as long as he keeps up the good work.  Lavoy Allen hasn’t had much of a chance to show what he can do yet as he is sitting near the end of the bench.  He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the 76ers so far this year and he is averaging 4.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 steal per game so far this year.

22-year old SG/SF Evan Turner was supposed to step right into the starting lineup for the Sixers, but that just didn’t happen.  Turner played in 78 games (14 starts) for the 76ers this year and he averaged 23.0 minutes, 7.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.  The Sixers still think that Turner will develop into a starter down the road, but he’s not quite ready yet.  23-year old power forward Craig Brackins played most of the year in the D-League.  Brackins played in 3 games (0 starts) for the 76ers this year and he averaged 11.0 minutes, 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Brackins was buried on the Sixers’ depth chart at power forward this year but he will likely start playing more in 2011-12.

The 76ers aren’t getting much from their rookies so far this year but they have a lot of potential for down the road.  22-year old shooting guard Evan Turner has played in 59 games (12 starts) so far this year for the Sixers and he is averaging 24.2 minutes, 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.  He will likely be a starter down the road for the Sixers.  23-year old power forward Craig Brackins has spent most of his rookie season in the D-League due to the Sixers depth as his position.  Brackins has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 10.5 minutes, 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.  Turner & Brackins will likely both have bright futures for the Sixers but it just isn’t their time right now.

22-year old shooting guard Evan Turner just has not played well so far this year for the Sixers.  In his last 5 games, Turner is averaging 26.0 minutes, 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  He has now played in 40 games (12 starts) so far this year for the 76ers and he is averaging 24.7 minutes, 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  Turner is only shooting 39.5% from the floor and 31% from three point range so far this year.  If  Turner continues to struggle with his shooting he’s going to see his playing time diminish over the second half of the season.  23-year old power forward Craig Brackins is currently in the D-League where he can get some P.T.  He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Sixers so far this year and he is averaging 10.5 minutes, 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.  I see Brackins coming back to the 76ers at some point this year as he’s a very talented player.

22-year old SG/SF Evan Turner started the year in the Sixers’ starting lineup but he has lost his job to Jodie Meeks.  Turner has played in 27 games (12 starts) for the 76ers so far this year and he is averaging 23.6 minutes, 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  He is only shooting 39.2% from the floor this year and he will need to improve on that quite a bit if he wants to get back into the starting lineup any time soon.  23-year old power forward Craig Brackins has only played in 1 game for the Sixers so far this year and he played 10 minutes in which he scored 6 points, grabbed 1 rebound and he dished out 1 assist.  Brackins has spent some time in the D-League this year because the Sixers have a lot of depth in the frontcourt.

The Philadelphia 76ers have sent 23-year old forward Craig Brackins to the D-League.  Brackins has played in 1 game for the 76ers so far this year and he had 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal in that contest.  Brackins is blocked on the Sixers because of the depth they have in the frontcourt.  Brackins will benefit from the P.T. he is going to get in the D-League.

Rookie SG Evan Turner is playing pretty well for the Sixers so far this year. He has played in 10 games (4 starts) for the Sixers so far this year and he is averaging 28.7 minutes, 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His shooting could use some improvement (44.4%) but he still deserves to see a bump in P.T. Maybe he will get it due to Andre Iguodala being banged up right now.

19-year old point guard Jrue Holiday took over as the starting point guard when Lou Williams went down to injury early in the year and Allen Iverson essentially quit the team. He played in 73 games (51 starts) for the 76ers this season and he averaged 24.2 minutes, 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He will likely enter next season as the starting point guard for the 76ers and that is a good thing as he improved as the year rolled on. 22-year old shooting guard Jodie Meeks came over at the trade deadline in a deal with the Bucks. He played in 19 games for the Sixers averaging 12.3 minutes, 5.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. But, in his last five games with the Sixers he averaged 21.8 minutes, 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also shot 50% from three point range over those last five games. Meeks played in 59 games (0 starts) overall for the Bucks & Sixers last season and he averaged 11.7 minutes, 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Meeks has a nice upside and the Sixers didn’t give up much to get him at all.

Rookie shooting guard Jodie Meeks has been awful since coming over from the Bucks in a trade at the deadline last month. Meeks has played in 9 games (0 starts) for the 76ers this season and he is averaging 4.9 minutes, 1.6 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. He is only shooting 21.1% from the floor for the Sixers which just won’t get him on the basketball court. Meeks does have talent but it might take some time to develop as he looks overmatched right now.

Point guard Jrue Holiday has moved into the starting lineup for the Sixers at the age of 19. He has played in 47 games (25 starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 19.3 minutes, 5.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Holiday needs to improve his shot selection a little bit as he is only shooting 39.6% from the floor this season. Shooting guard Jodie Meeks came over last week in a trade with the Bucks. He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Sixers so far and he is averaging 3.5 minutes and 0.5 points per game. Meeks has now played into 43 games (0 starts) for the Bucks & 76ers this season and he is averaging 11.5 minutes, 4.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Meeks is only shooting 35.4% from the floor and he will need to improve on that to get on the court for the 76ers.