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.

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse is expected to open the season starting Oubre alongside Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Caleb Martin and Joel Embiid — and he should give that five-man grouping significant runway to enable all of the players to become accustomed to playing with one another and get on the same page.