NBA: 76ers invite Tacko Fall, Jameer Nelson Jr. to training camp

Tacko Fall #99 of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on October 15, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Andy Lyons/Getty Images/AFP

PHILADELPHIA — Tacko Fall is back in the NBA.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Tuesday that they have invited the towering 7-foot-6 Fall to training camp later this month.

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Fall, 30, last played in the NBA with Cleveland during the 2021-22 season. He’s spent the last four years playing internationally, averaging 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 18.1 minutes while competing in China and New Zealand.

The Senegal native played in 37 games for Boston and Cleveland from 2020-22.

The 76ers, who signed LeBron James and traded for Jaylen Brown in the offseason, are inexperienced at center behind Joel Embiid, with 23-year-old Adem Bona and 24-year-old Ariel Hukporti as the other two centers on the roster.

Jameer Nelson Jr., the son of former NBA guard and Saint Joseph’s star Jameer Nelson, spent last season with the G League’s Stockton Kings, where he averaged 18.9 points and shot 47% from 3-point range.

Philadelphia is also giving forward Saint Thomas a camp invite. Thomas averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists for Philadelphia’s G League affiliate last season.