The Sixers contacted the Trail Blazers about Malcolm Brogdon, but Portland appears reluctant to move him, sources tell Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports. Neubeck hears that Philadelphia is attempting to add a combo guard who’s comfortable either running the offense or playing off the ball. That description fits Brogdon, who handled both roles while winning Sixth Man of the Year honors last season in Boston.
An efficient shooter throughout his career, Brogdon is connecting at 44% from the field and 41.2% from three-point range this season. He’s currently making $22.5MM and is owed the same amount for 2024/25, and the Blazers are content to hold onto him unless they’re “bowled over with an offer,” according to Neubeck.
Neubeck reports that the Sixers also made exploratory calls to the Hawks about Bogdan Bogdanovic, but Atlanta is asking for a high price in return. Part of Bogdanovic’s value stems from his team-friendly contract, which pays him $17.3MM next season and $16MM in 2025/26 with a $16MM team option for 2026/27.
Neubeck has more on the Sixers:
- Philadelphia has interest in Pacers guard Buddy Hield, but Neubeck cites a “gap in valuation” between the teams that makes it unlikely they can agree on a deal. A source tells Neubeck that Indiana wants a first-round pick in exchange for Hield, while the Sixers are limiting their offer to expiring contracts and second-rounders.
- The front office is hoping to find a starting-caliber center to replace Joel Embiid while he recovers from a knee procedure. Andre Drummond from the Bulls and Kelly Olynyk from the Jazz are widely reported options, but Neubeck hears that the Sixers have explored other possibilities and will likely sign someone if they can’t work out a trade before the deadline.
- A source tells Neubeck that Marcus Morris and Robert Covington are the most likely Sixers to be traded. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst had a similar report on his Hoop Collective podcast.
With half the roster injured or out how about you don’t trade for a fragile guy like Brogdon?
If the Sixers deal w the Jazz I would hope it wouldn’t just be for Okynyk. Get Markkanen too.
What do you possibly think Philly has to offer to get Markkanen? If you aren’t planning on trading Maxey, you got nothing.
The Jazz would probably take Embiid even with his bum knee. Seriously though for some reason people think the Jazz are tanking even though they’re 19-6 in their last 25.
Yea nothing says “we’re dead set on competing” like having trade talks about half your roster.
Wrong. But of course you know exactly what Utah is seeking. Sixers are loaded with future picks. 1st and 2nd. Also valuable expiring contracts. Sum Yung talent charlie.
Not to question you Buddha as you have infinite knowledge but the Jazz already have 11 first rd picks over the next 5 drafts. Nine are unprotected and two are lighty protected (1-4). I’ll admit they only have the 1 second rounder they acquired today but seconds are meh when you have so many firsts. They can also clear $51.7MM of cap space this off-season if they feel the need.
How many drafts picks and how much more cap space could they possibly need?
Maarkanen is not available apparently and I don’t want Olynyk or his man bun in Philly
Obviously, you don’t know Danny Ainge. He’d trade his grandmother for 3 unprotected first rounders.
Morey is scrambling watching this team right now, lol. Doesn’t help that nearly the entire team has the flu apparently.
I guess he’s banking on some of these asking prices to come down by tomorrow afternoon, but really none of them are going to improve this team enough. He could sell some players for extra picks, and go into the offseason looking to trade the picks for someone, but there is no guarantee that “someone” will be available. He can’t waste a 1st rounders on marginal improvements. Swinging for the fence for a Dejounte Murray + Bogey/Hunter package might keep them out of the play-in. They can easily offer more picks than most other teams can
Adding Andre Drummond to fill in for/backup Embiid is something the 76ers should have done prior to last season, They have a really good player backing up Joel now in Paul Reed, but at 6’9, he’s a natural 4, who just happens to be an Uber athletic player with a never ending motor. However,when teams go big and have a lineup like MIL Lopez 7’2, Giannis 6’11, & Portis 6’9, & the 76ers have Reed 6’9, Tobias 6’8, & pick your favorite 6’6 wing, they get killed on 2nd chances and only hace Mo Bamba on the roster who is over 6’9 outside of Embiid.
Sixers need to add a PG to help take the load off Maxey. Someone like Tyus Jones. Maxey is wearing down, more so with Embiid out.
Remember how just a few months ago Philly fans were laughing at Harden and the Clippers?
EVERYbody was laughing at Harden and the Clippers, including everyone on here
Not me and I was attacked by everyone. Clippers won that trade and I still believe so
Remember how harden burns and sinks come clutch time? Remember how fragile Leonard George and harden are ? The season has a lonĝggggggggggggg waysssss to goooooooo my obtuse friend.
Oh, don’t worry. We know what he does when the playoffs start.
No I don’t. Clippers still have to win when it MATTERS. Playoffs. They’ve never won a conference title.
Whatever morey does it will be the wrong move. That dude is stealing money for the sixers
His teams have never won anything. He’s a joke as a GM or whatever his title is.
Brogdon, Bojan, Buddy – none of these guys makes any sense for this year or their plans for next. The best free agents for this offseason are pretty much off the board.
PG13 is the only one remaining that matters. Sixers were like 6th or 7th in odds to land him. LeBron could come aboard – if the Sixers draft Bronny. Everyone else is going to re-up with their current team or is too old or not good enough to move the needle. Miles Bridges might be the best truly available dude – and he’s got baggage.
The second hope is that some superstar wants out. KD? Spider? Luka? Himmy? Trae? Ja? Zion? Slim chance that comes to fruition.
But from what Morey has said, it leads me to believe he’d be open to trading Tobias, Melton, Paul Reed, and anyone he acquired for Harden. Melton has a 15.2M cap hold. Reed’s contract could be voided, they aren’t getting out of the 1st round as is. And Tobias has a 45M cap hold.
So if Morey really wants to make moves, he’s cutting everyone loose and renouncing them to open up as much cap space as possible.
Which then leads me to thinking about what they will do at this deadline. Is there a better player that they can sign or trade for in the offseason than the top 4 remaining trade targets:
Dejounte Murray 4 yrs remaining
Lauri Markkanen 1 yr remaining (not exactly available)
Mikal Bridges 2 yrs remaining
Andrew Wiggins 3 yrs remaining (looks like a buy low candidate)
And if the answer is “No, we likely cannot do better” then do you trade a Paul Reed, Tobias Harris or Melton, Morris, RoCo, Batum, etc… if you can get a FRP or some SRPs that you flip to land one of the aforementioned.
I think Murray makes the most sense. He can be traded for with the assets the Sixers have, he can help hold down the fort until Embiid is back and he’s under a team friendly contract and plays a position of need going forward.
This seems to be the year for Philadelphia teams starting out great and then epically collapsing . Ugh
The team is not collapsing. It’s injury related. Collapsing is what the Celtics and Bucks did in the playoffs last year.