Sixers give a shoutout to Mike Muscala as he enters retirement

In the 2020 bubble, former Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Muscala was a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the 2019-20 season was not the most memorable for the Sixers, the shots Muscala made in the bubble have turned into some of the biggest for the franchise.

Muscala made two big 3-pointers down the stretch to help the Thunder knock off the Miami Heat, 116-115. That win officially conveyed the pick the Thunder owed to the Sixers. Philadelphia then used the 21st pick to select Tyrese Maxey.

If it wasn’t for those Muscala shots, Maxey wouldn’t be in Philadelphia.

As Muscala enters retirement, the Sixers took to Twitter to give a shoutout to the former Philadelphia big man who played 47 games for the Sixers in the 2018-19 season.

Across 11 seasons in the league, Muscala played for seven different teams and had career averages of 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 37.3% from deep. He played 548 games with 45 starts in his career.