4 76ers who only have 28 games to prove they belong in Philadelphia
The clock is ticking for these guys.
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In the thick of the eventful 2025 All-Star weekend in San Francisco, the Philadelphia 76ers are nowhere to be found. Completely lacking any representative in any of the events (not counting the injured Jared McCain, who was conferred with a spot in the Rising Stars Game and is just winging it out there), the franchise has certainly become an afterthought, at least for this year’s edition of the festivities.
Anyone who would express some puzzlement over this would be highly disingenuous, though. The 76ers, after all, have not shown anything all season long to compel anyone to pay them much positive attention, and their lowly 20-34 record heading into the break is too big of a pull-down baggae to warrant any player participating therein.
The moment the games resume, the 76ers have to not only exhaust everything they can to sniff the playoffs, but also start evaluating the future of their many players on the roster for next season and beyond. Here are four names who only have a few games left to prove they are worthy of staying in Philly.
The 27-year-old guard, who remains on a two-way contract with the 76ers this season, has been barely felt this season. Even when called up, he has shown very little to warrant staying in Philly. And following the quick emergence of Jared Butler, it may only be a matter of time until Dowtin is forced to move elsewhere.
