One NBA writer is proposing that the Philadelphia 76ers acquire RJ Barrett and Evan Fournier from the New York Knicks and Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington and Marcus Morris from the Los Angeles Clippers in a blockbuster deal. Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Sixers, Knicks and Clippers:
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: RJ Barrett, Evan Fournier, Marcus Morris Sr., Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, a 2027 first-round pick from New York, a 2028 first-round pick swap with New York, a 2029 first-round pick from New York, a 2029 first-round pick from Los Angeles and a 2030 first-round pick swap from New York
New York Knicks Receive: Joel Embiid and Terance Mann
Los Angeles Clippers Receive: James Harden and Isaiah Hartenstein
“After a summer of chaos and several years of postseason flameouts, Philadelphia could steer into a total rebuild if there’s some indication that Embiid wants out,” Bailey wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Embiid could undoubtedly yield a ton of picks from several suitors, but few troves of draft assets are as deep as New York’s. The deal laid out above doesn’t even exhaust the Knicks’ stash, so they could probably be talked into including more.
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“That’s the most important piece of this puzzle for a team that would be starting over, but this package also sends one interesting(ish) young talent to develop with Maxey in RJ Barrett. Every other player heading to Philly is either on an expiring contract or on a functionally expiring contract (Evan Fournier has a team option in 2024-25).”
This mock trade would put the Sixers in rebuild mode since Embiid and Harden would be on the move. Harden has requested a trade from Philadelphia and wants to get traded to the Clippers. There are some people around the NBA who believe Embiid could request a trade if the Sixers don’t get a strong return for Harden and don’t remain title contenders.
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The Sixers would build around Barrett and Tyrese Maxey if this mock deal happened.
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