Sixers' G-League Stars Deemed Ready for NBA

With the Showcase Cup wrapped up, being taken home by the West Chester Knicks, there has been a fair opportunity for players to make a name for themselves.

With that, Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus released a list of G-League players who appear to be ready for NBA action, within the list, the Delaware Blue Coats have two names; Darius Bazley and Javonte Smart.

Bazley, who joined Delaware in early December, made an immediate impact on the team, averaging 23 points per game, only trailing Ricky Council IV, as well as putting up a team-high 11 rebounds.

This isn't to neglect his work on the defensive end, averaging three blocks per game, which sees him tied for the seventh most per game in the competition, sharing the spot with former 76er Dewayne Dedmon, amongst other players.

The 23-year-old made a name for himself on the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he spent four seasons, appearing in over 221 games, while averaging nine points and five rebounds.

Smart on the other hand was with the Blue Coats from the beginning of the Showcase Cup, where he put up 21 points along with five assists per game.

The 24-year-old has seen more than his fair share of time in the NBA, appearing in 17 games for the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat back in the 2021-22 season, where he put up an average of three points on 31-percent shooting.

Elsewhere on the list sits former Blue Coat Mac McClung, who has been on quite the run this season, averaging the second-highest points in the league with 25 per game on an efficient 47 percent from the field.