Accidentally stumbled upon this, but the Sixers are now rostering four former 2022 NBA Draft picks: Dalen Terry* (18th overall) MarJon Beauchamp* (24th overall) Patrick Baldwin Jr.** (28th overall) Jabari Walker* (57th overall) *Two-way contract **10-day contract

Not the biggest Dalen Terry guy out there, but atleast the Sixers signed a guard under the age of 39 years old. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-news/8...

This 10-day musical chairs thing is goofy. You bring in Baldwin and barely play him. Bassey’s here a week and hasn’t seen the floor. Meanwhile Jabari Walker has played well, earned a spot, and is stuck behind CBA bars while they hunt the buyout market for someone who won’t help.

Still can’t believe this is the Sixers’ rotation post-deadline. Some of its injuries, sure —but nearly 20 minutes for a 39-year-old Kyle Lowry? Guess they’re waiting on the buyout or two-way market, but come on.

Kyle Lowry is the 8th guy off the bench tonight

The Sixers were one injury away from playing Kyle Lowry real minutes post-McCain trade. Two games later, they might already be there. Quentin Grimes has been downgraded to questionable with an illness for tonight’s game.

I am #ProTank as it gets, but the Utah Jazz are using some wild tanking tactics. Especially pre-All Star break. This is like year 2/3 at minimum of them load managing healthy players in their 20s.

That’s a solid win for the Sixers. They struggled against the Suns at home, but countered Phoenix well in this one. Maxey hit clutch shots, Oubre gave strong production, and Embiid cruised to another easy 30-piece. The Sixers move to 3–1 on their West Coast road trip.

Embiid has scored 30+ points in 8 of his last 10 games. At this point, it’s basically automatic.

We’ve seen a real uptick from Justin Edwards post-McCain trade. Grimes has scaled up too (5 early points), and Bona’s been everywhere with his activity. Those three feel key to their short-term success.

Jared McCain’s final tribute to Philly. “I’ll always love you, Philly”

3 takeaways of mine from Morey’s presser: - McCain deal viewed as a sell-high (we’ll see). - Using the 1st isn’t a foregone conclusion. - They don’t want to go deep into the aprons/tax unless it really moves the needle — and they didn’t see that deal at this deadline.

Daryl Morey said he is “quite confident” the Sixers sold high on McCain, adding “The only higher point would have been during his run last season.”

You know it’s been a good deadline when people are cursing you out both for criticizing transactions and for trying to make sense of them. Fun day.

Four players were moved at the trade deadline for first-round draft equity: Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah, Anthony Davis to Washington, Jared McCain to OKC, and Ivica Zubac to Indiana. The Pistons did get a first-round pick swap in the Ivey–Huerter deal, but not an outright pick.

So the Jared McCain move clearly had nothing to do with opening up future draft capital in the short term. Either they fell out of love with him and decided this was the sell-high window, or they wanted to duck the tax and didn’t want to give up draft capital to do it.

What a disaster of a trade deadline for the Sixers. Embiid is back in MVP form, Maxey is taking a leap, and the response was selling a fan favorite for draft capital while not improving the team at all. A huge F-you to the players and the fanbase.

Shams has referenced the Barlow conversion in both Sixers trades so far (McCain to OKC, EG to Memphis). To be clear: Philly did not need to make either deal to accomplish that. There were multiple pathways available.

I think people feel some type of way about the McCain trade. Just a hunch, though.

Unreal. Onsi Saleh is a BALLER. Landale is solid, and they get him for basically nothing here. Wow.

I’ll never forget seeing Jared McCain play in Orlando — he had the crowd oohing and ahhing all game. For a while, he was the lone bright spot in a brutal season. The talent is real, and his mindset is even more advanced. Best wishes moving forward. OKC got a good one.

I’m expecting more to come, so I’m holding off before stamping this deadline as one thing or another. But if the Sixers’ headlining move is trading a fan favorite for a late first and some change just to duck the tax (again)… godspeed to them.

A few years ago the Sixers gift wrapped OKC Isaiah Joe. Now they give them another shooter in Jared McCain. Unreal.

The Sixers really didn’t need to trade Jared McCain — including just to duck the luxury tax. Pretty surprised they did it now. Makes me think another guard is coming to Philly, because otherwise I don’t get it beyond stacking draft capital.

Man, the Sixers are really rolling on this road trip so far. They’ve definitely caught some breaks with big names like Harden, Steph, and Book being out, but credit to them for taking advantage and winning convincingly, especially with all the Paul George stuff hanging over them.

I’ve always been a big Harden fan. I enjoyed his time here, both covering him and watching him play. That said, four trade requests in six years says a lot. If this Cavs thing happens, it might legitimately be his last chance in the league.

Yeah, Jared McCain is going to need to play without Paul George. Just not enough shooting on this team without him.

BTW, the team should not use this Performance P development as an excuse to duck the tax. If that’s a byproduct, fine, but it’s not a reason to do so. 25 games is a lengthy absence. If they’re serious about winning this year, they have to find a move or two to patch things up.

Some last minute changes to the Sixers finances, that certainly changes the calculus ahead of the trade deadline:

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Maxey as a pairing? The idea is out there. The details behind the buzz, and why it’s likely more fantasy than reality… www.libertyballers.com/76ers-rumors...

There’s a LOT to takeaway from this, from a Sixers perspective…

The Sacramento Kangz visit Philly for the first and only time this season. Notes on tonight’s matchup: www.libertyballers.com/76ers-game-p...

“[Chris] Boucher has drawn exploratory interest from the Hawks, 76ers, Suns, and other teams, league sources told HoopsHype.” Yeah, that’s a strange one. He’d be a fine add but there’s a lot of overlap with him, Barlow, and Walker.

I’m sure the Sixers will call on Giannis, as they should, but I highly doubt he ends up in Philly. They seem well aware of the team’s current timeline and what lies ahead, and mortgaging the future for a 31-year-old Giannis just doesn’t make sense.

Good and much-needed win for the Sixers. Winning the next two (Kings, Pelicans) is key, but there’s a lot to build on. Embiid looks great, George had a strong night, but McCain is the story. 17 points on 6/8 shooting. If that magic is back, it opens a new dimension for this team.

Sixers pull the starters and have deployed the “just get stops” lineup, with Edwards, Barlow, Walker, Watford, and Broome.

The Sixers had to eat a 100-point loss, but it might have been worth it if Jared McCain shot himself out of a slump. He’s looked like last year’s guy: 14 points in 18 minutes, 5/7 FG, 4/5 from three. If he’s out of the slump, that’s the path to easing Maxey’s (and VJ’s) minutes.

Feels like the Sixers would be up 15+ if they played any defense in this second half. Just some bad breakdowns, again.

I know it was mostly player bias and favoritism, but it’s looking really goofy that a major outlet didn’t have Embiid anywhere on their top-100.

After seven minutes of meaningless basketball, VJ and Maxey finally check out and should be done for the day (???). That leaves a quarter and a half for McCain and Grimes to shoot their way out of whatever’s going on with them.

The Sixers are down 39 with 18 minutes left. There’s no reason for Maxey or VJ to still be in the game. Not sure what they’re doing, especially with another game in about 24 hours.

This one looks over. Feels like both Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe are overdue for a rest day. I’d pull the plug considering this team plays tomorrow.

Not sure who it’ll be, but the Sixers desperately need one of Jared McCain and Quentin Grimes to figure things out. ASAP.

The Sixers take on Kon Knueppel and the Hornets today in what could be a pseudo top-rookie showdown. www.libertyballers.com/76ers-game-p...

How about that! The Sixers reunite with Charles Bassey, their 53rd pick in 2021. Bassey’s widely viewed as the best FA big available, the move also lets Philly keep Barlow and Walker on two-ways — adding some flexibility as the deadline nears.

Tough one. One bad stretch can decide a game, and the Sixers had a six-minute stinker in the third. Biggest concern is Embiid’s knee. Bench scoring remains rough, and Grimes is in a serious slump. He’s shooting 25% from three over his last 10 games.

It’s almost been 7 years since Landry Shamet was a 76er. Crazy how quickly time has flown by, and cool to see him hanging around the league.

Embiid just put up 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting in 17 minutes in the first half. Considering he’s coming off a 45-minute performance, you have to feel great about what we’ve seen.

Embiid’s shot diet has been wild in this half. A thunderous dunk, a step back three, and now a eurostep through the lane. He’s shown a bit of everything this afternoon.

Nick Nurse and Kelly Oubre have taken heat this season, but NN’s game plan vs. Kevin Durant was about as good as it gets. Oubre took the primary assignment and was part of the reason KD turned it over 8 times. Tonight vs. Detroit’s strong wing defense? Zero turnovers in 40 mins.