Ahead of the team's Tuesday season opener against the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers have moved to shore up their center rotation. According to a Saturday morning report by Shams Charania, the Philadelphia 76ers signed Tacko Fall to a two-way contract.

“The Philadelphia 76ers are signing 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall to a two-way NBA contract, sources tell ESPN. Fall enters his fourth NBA season after the 76ers convert his exhibit 10 deal,” Charania posted to his X account.

The signing comes following an injury to center Ariel Hukporti, who suffered a right Achilles tear in the team's first preseason matchup against the New York Knicks. Surgery and rehab for the injury will sideline him for the entire season. Fall's signing also comes as Adem Bona has been nursing a foot injury throughout the preseason.

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Tacko Fall is a former UCF standout that played with the team from 2015 to 2019. He declared for the 2019 NBA draft but went undrafted. However, he played for the Boston Celtics from 2019 to 2021. Following a stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2021-2022 season, he found himself out of the NBA. Ultimately, in September, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Fall has only played 37 regular-season games in his career, with 19 of those games being played with the Boston Celtics in the 2020-2021 season. He averaged 2.5 points, 1.1 blocks, and shot 72.4% from the field. He started the first game of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his career, Fall has averaged 2.2 points per game and has shot 67.3% from the field.