Blake Ahearn, a 25-year-old star in the NBA Developmental League, will be playing with the Sixers summer league team in Orlando next week.
It was a calculated decision by the 6-foot-2 sharpshooter.
"Philadelphia was last in the NBA in 3-point shooting (31.8 percent) and they're switching to the Princeton offense, (so) they need shooters," Ahearn told the Springfield, Missouri News Leader.
A pure shooter, Ahearn set an NBADL League record with 143 three-pointers last season for the Dakota Wizards, making 43 percent of his attempts. The NCAA career free-throw accuracy leader, he also led the D-League at 95.2 percent.
Ahearn was the D-League rookie of the year in 2008 and an all-league selection in 2009. He played in 12 games with Miami at the end of the 2007-08 season and three games early last season with San Antonio, averaging 5.2 points.
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