The 76ers have a tough time matching up with towering, athletic post players. Even in a loss, Justin Edwards is developing into a steady player who makes the right play. Jared McCain is starting to regain the rhythm that made him a rookie-of-the-year front-runner last season before he suffered a season-ending knee injury.

McCain was able to get downhill and into the teeth of the Heat defense. That is a big step forward for him compared to his first NBA stint before heading down to be with the Blue Coats. The Sixers will continue to look forward to him making those strides.

Kicking off the week with a batch of notes and observations on all things Sixers, from Jared McCain's best game in nearly a year to various frontcourt depth options.

It's an early start for the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon, as they face the Philadelphia 76ers on the front-end of a back to back. The Heat will once again be

"We got the imaging. It’s all clean, just precautionary,” Sixers coach Nick Nurse said of the rookie's ailment. Edgecombe is averaging 15.6 points.

Joel Embiid has not played in two weeks due to soreness in his right knee – not the left knee which underwent an arthroscopic procedure in April.

In the loss to the Heat on Sunday, the Sixers were at a serious size disadvantage when Andre Drummond went to the bench as Miami's Kel'el Ware used his size to dominate in the paint. Nurse turned to Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker in the lineup, but it didn't work well. It's back to the drawing board for the coaching staff.

The Sixers did not have enough to hang with the visiting Miami Heat on Sunday, losing 127-117 in a pre-Eagles matinee that came down to a shortage of available