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Sixers sign Scottie Wilbekin to a contract

Undrafted free agent viewed to be reliable at point guard and at shooting from the outside.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Scottie Wilbekin (18) reacts after a foul is called during an NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Thomas & Mack Center. The Lakers won 68-60.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Scottie Wilbekin (18) reacts after a foul is called during an NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Thomas & Mack Center. The Lakers won 68-60.Read more(Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA Today)
    by BY BOB COONEY, Daily News Staff Writer <a href="mailto:cooneyb@phillynews.com">cooneyb@phillynews.com</a>
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THERE ARE two areas in which the 76ers are noticeably deficient - point guard and reliable outside shooting. Guard Scottie Wilbekin can do both of those things, so the team signed him to a contract yesterday.

Wilbekin, undrafted in 2014 following a four-year career at Florida, played for the Sixers in the Las Vegas Summer League recently and led the team with 14 points a game. A very streaky outside shooter, the 6-2 Wilbekin was named the SEC player of the year as a senior and twice made the conference's all-defensive team.

He played 32 games last season for Cairns Taipans, of the Australian League, where he was named all-league first team, averaging 15 points, four assists and four rebounds. He played nine games in the Greek League where he averaged eight points and four assists.

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