In what became Nick Nurse’s Iowa homecoming, the Sixers and the Timberwolves met in neutral territory. both sides missed an All-Star, as the Wolves ruled out the newly acquired

George, in his first appearance as a Sixer, provided a glimpse of why Philadelphia was so excited about signing him in free agency.

Friday will be another chance for all of those guys, as well as Leonard Miller, Jaylen Clark, Daishen Nix, Jesse Edwards and P.J. Dozier, to show they belong. Many of them will likely be spending time in Des Moines throughout the season.