Research cutoff: July 18, 2026. Team: Philadelphia 76ers. Role: developmental 4/5 outside the neutral rotation.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% (FGM/FGA) | FT% (FTM/FTA) | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 8.0 | .500 (1.3/2.6) | .700 (0.5/0.7) | 0.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Broome appeared only briefly as a rookie, so the exact line is low-confidence. Philadelphia's current ledger shows a standard contract with a 2028-29 team option rather than a two-way, improving roster security but not the rotation path. RealGM roster, accessed July 18, 2026
Development and fantasy outlook
- Broome was the No. 35 pick in 2025 after a productive Auburn career. His size/rebounding and short-roll passing can translate, while NBA spacing and defensive mobility remain questions. Official Sixers player page, accessed July 18, 2026
- He opened 2026 Summer League with 19 points and 13 rebounds, then posted 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, a steal, and a block against Indiana. Those games establish current playing health and skill flashes, not regular-season minutes. NBA opener recap, July 10, 2026 · NBA Pacers recap, July 12, 2026
- 9-cat: rebounds/FG% with possible low-volume assists and threes; blocks may be merely average for a center. No redraft value without injuries.
- Points: rebounding makes him interesting in starts, but the base role is too small.
- Dynasty: stash in deep leagues; the long-term question is whether he can become a rotation 4/5 after 2027 contract turnover.
Floor, base, ceiling
- Floor: Delaware-heavy season and fewer than 15 NBA appearances.
- Base: 25 games at eight minutes per appearance; development-only.
- Ceiling: 20 minutes after multiple big injuries, with approximately 8/6/2 and useful percentages.
Health
The injury was a lateral meniscus tear in the right knee, suffered on February 21, 2026 in a G League game with the Delaware Blue Coats. He underwent a successful partial meniscectomy and was given a four-week re-evaluation window, with the team indicating he was in jeopardy of missing the rest of the season; he was reported a full practice participant by April. Official NBA injury reports listed him out in March for the surgery. His July Summer League appearances show he returned to game action, but no source declared him restriction-free for a full NBA season. A partial meniscectomy is the more favorable of the two meniscus outcomes for short-term return and the less favorable for long-term cartilage wear, which is a dynasty consideration rather than a 2026-27 one. NBC Sports Philadelphia, February 2026 · NBA injury report, March 24, 2026
Confidence
| Component | Confidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Contract/roster security | High | Current standard ledger |
| Health for game action | Medium | Active in Summer League after surgery |
| NBA rates | Low | Tiny regular-season sample |
| 2026-27 minutes | Low | Four established bigs ahead/alongside |
Career record
Pre-NBA: Five college seasons. Morehead State (2020-22): 13.8/9.0/1.9 blocks, then 16.8/10.5/3.9 blocks as a sophomore. Auburn (2022-25): 14.2 → 16.5 → 18.6 PPG, closing with 18.6/10.8/2.1 blocks in 2024-25 as SEC Player of the Year, consensus first-team All-American, Pete Newell Big Man and Karl Malone Award winner on a Final Four team. Draft: 2025, Round 2, Pick 35, Philadelphia.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23 | PHI | 11 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .167 | .333 | 0.3 |
| Career | — | — | 11 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .167 | .333 | 0.3 |
The meaningful rookie-year record is in Delaware: 26 G League games at roughly 22.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists with 1.5 blocks, a 50-point/17-rebound game on January 16, and G League All-Showcase honors — ended by the February 21 lateral-meniscus tear.
Durability: Durable through five college seasons (30-36 GP every year); the right-knee partial meniscectomy is his first significant injury and the one open medical question.
Trajectory: The record says NBA-caliber production everywhere below the NBA: five years of double-double college dominance and immediate 20-and-8 G League output, against an 11-game NBA sample too small to mean anything. He is an old prospect (24 this month) with a post-up/short-roll game that needs either a jumper or elite defense to earn Philadelphia minutes. For 2026-27 he competes for fifth-big minutes behind the veteran center group. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if two bigs ahead of him are moved or injured and he holds ~20 minutes, at which point rebounds and FG% arrive first.
Career sources: ESPN stats · Wikipedia (Morehead State, Auburn, draft, injury) · G League player page
Open questions
- Is Broome fully cleared from knee surgery for an NBA workload?
- Can he defend enough in space to play power forward?
- Does Philadelphia move one of its veteran centers before camp?
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