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Jaden Springer Won’t Be With 76ers for Matchup vs. Bucks

Jaden Springer is back in the G League on Sunday night.
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Jaden Springer Won’t Be With 76ers for Matchup vs. Bucks
Jaden Springer Won’t Be With 76ers for Matchup vs. Bucks

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When the Philadelphia 76ers face the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night, their sophomore reserve Jaden Springer won’t be suited up and on the bench.

According to a team official, Springer has been assigned to the Sixers’ NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, on Saturday night.

As the Blue Coats traveled to Long Island, where they’ll face the Brooklyn Nets’ affiliate for the G League’s Eastern Conference Finals, Delaware will roll out a starting five involving Springer.

All season long, Springer has split time between the Sixers and the G League. As most of Springer’s limited time with the 76ers comes during garbage time, the team wants to ensure he has opportunities to play and further develop his game.

This season, Springer started and appeared in 24 games for the Blue Coats. He averaged 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals per game. 

When the Blue Coats faced the Washington Wizards’ affiliate, Capital City Go-Go, on Thursday, Springer started in his fifth G League postseason appearance. He led Delaware in scoring by putting up 24 points in 41 minutes over the win against Capital City.

On Sunday, Springer and the Coats will tip off against the Long Island Nets at 8 PM ET. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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