Happy Monday! As we always do, let's kick off the week with , today focused on a pair of former Sixers point guards reaching very different professional accomplishments with some other notes later on:
T.J. McConnell is NBA Finals-bound
T.J. McConnell entered 2015 Sixers training camp as the sixth-string point guard for a team that would eventually post a 10-72 season. McConnell earning a roster spot on that team felt miraculous in itself. Now, he is a 10-year NBA veteran and the backup point guard of an Indiana Pacers team that has staged a fantastic run to the NBA Finals. McConnell even went viral for taunting a slew of celebrity New York Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden:
In Game 1 on Thursday, McConnell will be on the floor as the full-fledged leader of Indiana's second unit, hopi