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76ers' Stauskas out 2 weeks with stress reaction

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without Nik Stauskas for the next two weeks of training camp, as the Canadian wing has a right tibia stress reaction.

Stauskas said at practice Monday he expects to be ready when the season opens Oct. 28. The injury occurred on the third day of camp and Stauskas is already without swelling. Stress reactions can be notoriously fickle - ask Jrue Holiday - but the optimism is encouraging for Sixers fans.

Acquired as essentially payment for taking on additional salary for the Sacramento Kings this offseason, Stauskas is set to figure prominently at shooting guard, perhaps even starting. The 21-year-old had a disappointing rookie season but offers the shooting-starved 76ers - who ranked 29th in 3-point percentage despite taking the sixth-most attempts - an additional long-range threat.

While Stauskas knocked down just 32.2 percent of his outside looks as a freshman, he was a 44.1 percent career 3-point shooter in college, shot well in the preseason and summer league last year (42.9 percent), and was torrid from outside for Canada in the FIBA Americas Championship this summer (18-of-36). The stroke is beautiful, and he should have the green light in head coach Brett Brown's offense.

Once healthy, that is.

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