Newcomer Caleb Martin knows all about zone defenses from his days with the Miami Heat and understands what it takes to succeed in the scheme. There were some mishaps in Wednesday's preseason win over the Brooklyn Nets and Martin got on Kelly Oubre Jr. to be better in some instances on that end.

Oubre, who looks comfortable in the preseason for the Sixers, finished with a game-high 18 points while only playing in the first half of Wednesday’s 117-95 exhibition win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Kelly Oubre, Jr. led all scorers with 18 points while KJ Martin continued to look like a rotation player in the Sixers’ preseason win over the Nets Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers will be led by their star trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey, but they will also need others to step up and provide for them when the time calls for it. They have a strong supporting cast of players who will need to give coach Nick Nurse some good production.

KJ Martin feels his offensive game is coming along. Adding a three-point shot to his game was one of the 76ers forward’s main goals heading into training camp. He also wanted to get a better understanding of coach Nick Nurse’s concepts and schemes.

Kelly Oubre Jr. cooked. Tyrese Maxey threw a fist full of lobs. The end of the Sixers' bench beat the Nets' starters. Preseason is mercifully almost over.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had a terrific night scoring the basketball as he led the Sixers with 18 points in a 117-95 win over the Nets at home in the fifth of six preseason games. He scored 10 of the 18 in the second quarter as he made a difference for Philadelphia to build a lead.

Kelly Oubre Jr. realized his status had changed when 76ers rookie teammate Justin Edwards recently greeted him with a “what’s up, OG?” “And I was like, ‘Oh, chill, bro. I’m like five years older than you,