Brackins heads to D-League

As reported in the Inquirer this morning, the 76ers have assigned second-year forward Craig Brackins to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. Brackins had appeared in eight games this season.

"He actually asked for that; I respected that a lot," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "He just said, 'You know, I've made a position change and we're winning and there's really no place for me to play, and I'd like to go down and play.' I was proud of Craig. He wants to play and he wants to be in this league and there just weren't any minutes there for him this year."

Collins hopes that Brackins will be used at small forward, which is where the Sixers envision him at the NBA level. However, Collins thinks they will probably play Brackins at power forward.

Brackins (6-10, 230) was assigned to the D-League three times last season with the Sixers old affiliate, the Springfield Armor. In 18 games for the Armor, he averaged 20.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 37.6 minutes per game while shooting 44.0% from the floor, 24.7% from 3-point range and 72.7% from the line. He was tied for the eighth highest scoring average of any D-League player last season.