The Philadelphia 76ers need a point guard. Yes, Ben Simmons is a great facilitator, playmaker and a player that gets to the rim at will. However, the glaring weakness in Simmons' game is obviously his three-point shooting. While Simmons is an All-Star caliber player, his lack of a three-point shot has at times created floor spacing problems for Philadelphia. The best way to fix that is to add an elite shooter.

San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills can be that guy for the Sixers. Mills has never been a star in the league. But, what the Australian guard has been throughout his 11-year NBA career is an excellent shooter and energy guy.

Mills isn't the best playmaker for a point guard but, that's okay, that's not what Philadelphia needs him for. In 23.1 minutes per game off the bench for San Antonio, the 6-foot-1 guard is shooting 5.5 three-pointers per game and hitting 41.4 percent of them.

The Sixers rank 22nd in the NBA in three-pointers made per game and the team certainly doesn't have any shooters of Mills' caliber. Trey Burke, Matisse Thybulle, Raul Neto and Furkan Korkmaz have all shot the deep ball well for Philadelphia. However, none of those players shoot at near the volume that Mills does and/or have been limited by lesser playing time.

Joel Embiid might be out for a while. In that case, it might benefit the Sixers to pull the trigger on a trade with San Antonio, add a player like Patty Mills and play around with a smaller, better shooting lineup.

Mills won't vault Philadelphia into immediate NBA finals favorites but he does help fix one of the team's biggest weaknesses. The Sixers organization has taken a number of trade risks in recent years — some have worked well, some not as much. Regardless, as of now, the Sixers likely need another piece if they want to surpass the Milwaukee Bucks or top teams in the Western Conference.

After a four-game losing streak, Philadelphia had a nice bounce-back win against the Boston Celtics without Embiid. Consistency has been a problem for the Sixers this year. The team has a tremendous amount of talent but as the pace begins to pick up and teams play smaller lineups, a player like Mills can become invaluable for a team trying to compete.

Mills still has two years left on the four-year, $48 million contract he signed in 2017 giving the Sixers enough financial flexibility without making them feel trapped by a big contract.