Johni Broome leads Philadelphia with 22 points and 14 rebounds while Mark Armstrong impresses with 22 points off the bench.

Even without Flagg and Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, multiple Mavs showed sparks in Wednesday afternoon’s 90-82 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

VJ Edgecombe, Adem Bona and Justin Edwards all sat out for the Summer Sixers on Wednesday night. That gave Johni Broome plenty of opportunity.

NBA Summer League in Las Vegas continued on Tuesday with a handful of exciting rookies in action. Philadelphia 76ers No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe made his debut in Las Vegas, while New Orleans Pelicans' Derik Queen faced Portland Trail Blazers' Yang Hansen.

LAS VEGAS -- The rookie class for the Philadelphia 76ers consists of No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe, second-rounder Johni Broome--who get the most attention--and undrafted guard Hunter Sallis.

Ultimately, Embiid is far and away their most valuable defensive piece. If he is anything close to resembling his typical self as a rim protector, it will cover up a whole lot of weaknesses elsewhere and give Nurse significantly more lineup optionality. That actually happening feels far-fetched.