Sixers set 2026 Las Vegas Summer League roster, with Labaron Philon Jr. and Johni Broome featured

The Philadelphia 76ers have announced their roster for the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, scheduled to run from July 9 through July 19. The group will give Philadelphia an extended look at its newest talent in a controlled environment designed for evaluation, development, and getting players comfortable with NBA pacing, spacing, and roles early in the offseason cycle.

Philadelphia’s Summer League opener is set for Thursday, July 9, at 5:30 p.m. ET against the Detroit Pistons. According to the team’s release, the Sixers’ first four games will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia+, underscoring how the organization is treating the event as more than a throwaway exhibition stretch.

On the bench, the Sixers will again lean on the same development leadership they used previously, with player development associate coach T.J. DiLeo serving as Summer League head coach for a second straight season. That continuity is often a key part of how teams use Las Vegas, particularly when the goal is to standardize instruction and measure progress against a consistent framework.

The Sixers’ Summer League roster includes two players already on their NBA main roster. One is Labaron Philon Jr., the team’s No. 22 overall pick, who will have an immediate opportunity to show his ball-handling package and playmaking instincts in live games against similarly developing opposition. The team’s release points to Philon’s production at Alabama, where as a sophomore he averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 assists, and highlights the skill set that made him attractive to the franchise.

Johni Broome, a second-year big man on Philadelphia’s NBA roster, is also part of the Summer League group. For Broome, the event serves as a chance to sharpen his positioning, footwork, and decision-making in more repetitions than a typical offseason workout plan allows, especially while working through matchups that can be physically and stylistically varied from night to night.

Philadelphia also included undrafted rookies on the Summer League roster. Among them is guard Duke Miles, who is reported in the team’s announcement to have signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sixers. Another reported addition is Yale product Nick Townsend, described as the 2025-26 Ivy League Player of the Year, giving the Sixers a chance to evaluate how a high-usage collegiate playmaker translates to NBA-style half-court reads and defensive schemes.

Taken together, Philadelphia’s Las Vegas plan reads as a mix of “showcase” reps for its selected prospects and “translation” reps for players coming in through the undrafted route. Summer League rosters are typically trimmed after the event, and the evaluation process can influence how a team assigns early-season developmental reps, practice rotations, and role expectations. The Sixers’ decision to spotlight both a high-draft pick and a second-year frontcourt player suggests the organization wants progress measured quickly, not in abstract workouts.

Still, the Summer League picture should be treated as early-stage information rather than a direct forecast of regular-season roles. The games come with different defensive coverages, spacing rules, and minutes expectations than the league’s true rotation demands. What to watch next, beyond box-score totals, is how quickly players adapt to decision-making under pressure, how well they execute the same set of team rules, and whether the coaching staff’s instructional priorities are visible in in-game choices.