Next Order of Business: A Shooter

Without the luxury of Kyle Korver in the lineup to knock down every long shot, and players like Andre Miller and Thad Young not being deadeye shooters from long range, the Sixers need to address the new weakness in the lineup: a shooter to stretch the defense. Most people think getting a shooter will automatically change the way defenses play us, but that guy has to actually be on the floor to command attention. It's true the best scenario would be that we improve from within and have guys like Williams, Iguodala, and Young get better naturally. This can certainly happen but we still need to find a shooter somewhere. James Jones would have been nice but he ran home to Miami. We don't have any other money to throw at people so we have to be creative. I've been thinking more and more about taking a look at J.J. Redick. He is under contract in Orlando but hates his role (or lack thereof) there and has publicly asked to be traded. The Magic drafted a shooting guard in Courtney Lee and signed another one in Mikael Pietrus. That's in addition to the other players they have in Jameer Nelson, Rashard Lewis, and Hedo Turkoglu. I just don't see Redick getting any playing time or enjoying this situation at all. Who knows what we would possibly send the Magic but it's something to think about. That would give us a player who definitely can knock down shots from long range if he comes on the floor for spot minutes. In the end, it's about instant offense which is what Korver was great at. There will be late game situations where we need a basket or a 3-pointer and will need to have all shooters out there. Redick seems like a good alternative for this team.