Sixers invite former NBA center Tacko Fall, guard Jameer Nelson Jr. to training camp

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tacko Fall is back in the NBA.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tacko Fall is back in the NBA.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Tuesday that they have invited the towering 7-foot-6 Fall to training camp later this month.

Fall, 30, last played in the NBA with Cleveland during the 2021-22 season. He’s spent the last four years playing internationally, averaging 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 18.1 minutes while competing in China and New Zealand.

FILE - Tacko Fall, center, puts up a shot as Keenan Allen and Jeremy Lin, right, look on during an NBA basketball's All-Star Celebrity Game Feb. 13, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - Tacko Fall, center, puts up a shot as Keenan Allen and Jeremy Lin, right, look on during an NBA basketball's All-Star Celebrity Game Feb. 13, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

The Senegal native played in 37 games for Boston and Cleveland from 2020-22.

The Sixers, who signed LeBron James and traded for Jaylen Brown in the offseason, are inexperienced at center behind Joel Embiid, with 23-year-old Adem Bona and 24-year-old Ariel Hukporti as the other two centers on the roster.

Nelson Jr., the son of former NBA guard and Saint Joseph’s star Jameer Nelson, spent last season with the G League’s Stockton Kings, where he averaged 18.9 points and shot 47% from 3-point range.

Philadelphia is also giving forward Saint Thomas a camp invite. Thomas averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists for Philadelphia’s G League affiliate last season.

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