Milwaukee Bucks cut DeAndre Liggins | Is he a fit with the Sixers?

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Milwaukee Bucks guard DeAndre Liggins, left, and Washington Wizards guard Jodie Meeks scramble for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Washington. The Bucks won 110-103. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Milwaukee Bucks guard DeAndre Liggins, left, and Washington Wizards guard Jodie Meeks scramble for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Washington. The Bucks won 110-103. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(Alex Brandon)

By Zack Rosenblatt

For NJ Advance Media

The Sixers need wing depth.

The Bucks waived DeAndre Liggins just as his contract was about to be guaranteed.

Could there be a match?

Sunday marks the deadline for teams to cut players on non-guaranteed contracts before they become fully guaranteed. Liggins was a victim of that on Saturday night. Other players waived in recent days include Lakers center Andrew Bogut and Rockets guard Bobby Brown.

Liggins will have to pass through waivers first, which he likely will, and from there the Kentucky alum has some appeal at least on a 10-day contract on a trial period. Does he fit in with Philadelphia's personnel?

Well, sort of.

The Sixers have 14 players under full contracts, with two on two-way deals, leaving one slot available to sign another player. Cap space is not an issue, either, as the Sixers have one of the best cap situations in the NBA, nearly $20 million below the NBA's luxury tax threshold. 

As for on-court fit, the 31-year-old Liggins is a defense-only wing, which goes against Philadelphia's need for players who can shoot. But Liggins is considered a relentless and effective defender and the Bucks -- admittedly a roster littered with shooters -- actually played quite well with Liggins in the lineup. When he played at least 18 minutes or more this season, Milwaukee was 10-1. 

Where are the Sixers in the Eastern Conference playoff race?

Liggins' numbers are nothing to write home about -- 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game, and he shot just 33.8 percent from the field and 30.6 percent on threes. The reality is, Liggins is negative on offense and a plus on defense. 

If the Sixers want to add a defensive player to the bench, though, it could do worse than giving Liggins a contract on a 10-day trial basis. Could he spell Robert Covington or Ben Simmons, the team's two best perimeter defensive players, as a wing defender? 

Otherwise on the wing, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarot has been wildly ineffective most of the season and Justin Anderson has missed most of the year due to injury. Rookie Furkan Korkmaz is out indefinitely with a foot injury. 

The Sixers did recently add another Kentucky product in guard James Young, who signed a two-way contract and will spend most of his time with the Delaware 87ers in the G League. Forward James Michael McAdoo is also on a two-way deal. 

Before the Bucks, Liggins spent time with the Mavericks, Cavaliers, Heat, Thunder and Magic in his five-year NBA career. 

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