The Sixers have filled their open roster spot. For the time being, anyway.
General manager Elton Brandon signed veteran Corey Brewer to a 10-day deal on Tuesday.
Brewer was among a group of players the Sixers had recently worked out that included Brandon Rush and Jodie Meeks.
A back-to-back national champion at Florida in 2006 and 2007, the 32-year-old Brewer also has an NBA title, with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. He's averaged 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11 NBA seasons, and last played in the league last season, appearing in 72 total games for the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The 6-foot-9 Brewer will have a chance to show he can provide some of the perimeter defense and athleticism the Sixers have been lacking off the bench. The Sixers have had a vacant roster spot since their trade for Jimmy Butler, when they acquired two players (Butler and Justin Patton) in exchange for three (Dario Saric, Robert Covington and Jerryd Bayless.)
The team will have a chance to assess Brewer and determine if they want to sign him to a longer deal prior to the Feb. 7 trade deadline. Over the next 10 days, the Sixers play five games - against the Timberwolves, Pacers, Thunder, Rockets and Spurs.
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