Could LeBron James help solve the 76ers' depth problem at center? Here's what the numbers say
LeBron at the 5? The 76ers might need to try it after their backup center was hurt in their preseason opener
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The Philadelphia 76ers have a center depth problem. Ariel Hukporti , the free agent they signed this offseason to serve as Joel Embiid's primary backup, tore his Achilles in the preseason opener this week and will now miss the 2026-27 season. Adem Bona remains, and Dominick Barlow, typically a power forward, could also slide up to center, but remember, we're dealing with an Embiid team here. When your starting center has played 96 games in the past three seasons, you need to be prepared to spend substantial time without him, and as promising as the Bona-Barlow pair looked at points last…