One of the players that no one wanted to see get cut from the Philadelphia 76ers in camp was St. Joe’s product Ronald Roberts. He was impressive in Summer League, and expectations were starting to pile up coming into the preseason. Unfortunately, Roberts was hampered by a quad injury all preseason and the 76ers were forced to cut him. The 76ers did make a smart move assigning Roberts to the Delaware 87ers — 76ers D-League affiliate — in order to keep a close eye on him this season.

The 87ers opened their season against the Canton Charge (Cavaliers affiliate) last night with a 109-102 victory. The game went into triple-overtime with the 87res coming out on top. One of the more impressive players was Ronald Roberts, who scored 16 points and secured 19 rebounds. He went 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from the line. Roberts played 45 minutes last night so the coaches in Delaware are clearly trying to get him as many minutes as possible.

Also impressive for the Sevens was D.J. Seeley and Victor Rudd, both dropped 20 points. Seeley was a first-round pick by the 87ers in the D-League Draft.

The 87ers next game is next Saturday against the Westchester Knicks. Thanasis Antetokounmpo will be facing his former squad in Delaware.