As the Philadelphia 76ers head into the offseason, there are some important issues to address and prepare for as they get ready to compete again in the 2022-23 season.
One of those issues is Tobias Harris who, to his credit, played well over the final month and in the playoffs as he found his niche playing next to James Harden. However, he is still very overpaid at roughly $38 million for the next season considering his production after averaging just 16.9 points in the playoffs.
One can assume that Harris doesn’t have much trade value, and the Sixers will likely have to add something else to the deal in order for anything to really work, but there are teams out there that might be willing to take on a deal for the versatile forward. The fact that they have their 2022 draft pick–which they can trade on draft night–is a big help in that respect.
Oklahoma City Thunder
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The Thunder are a team that can take on a huge contract like Harris’s which means the Sixers could potentially clear some more cap space before free agency begins at the end of June. The big fact to remember with Oklahoma City is that they have roughly $22 million in cap space until June 30 when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s max extension kicks in.
If the Sixers and the Thunder were to get a deal done before free agency begins, then they can get it done rather easily and make it so Philadelphia can have some money to play with in free agency. At that point, they would just need to spend wisely.
Indiana Pacers
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One would think that the Pacers are probably entering a rebuild after the big Tyrese Haliburton trade, but team governor Herb Simon told Bob Kravitz of The Athletic that they don’t really do rebuilds:
Simon said:
“I don’t want to see (a rebuild). If I don’t want to see it, the fans don’t want to see it. Why would we want to go through a rebuild when…
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