Source: https://theathletic.com/4785022/2023/08/18/76ers-free-agent-targets-2024/?source=user_shared_article
> It appears that one of the sources of tension between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers is their desire to maintain flexibility and spending power for the 2024 offseason. That opportunity arose because, while Joel Embiid is on his lucrative supermax deal, Tyrese Maxey’s second contract will not start until next season, and the 2020 first-rounder has a cap hold of only $13 million until it gets replaced by his eventual agreed-upon salary. If Daryl Morey can keep the rest of the 76ers’ obligations relatively clean, they have a clear path to a 30 percent max contract and a plausible one to a full 35 percent max offer as well.
> A championship contender with the reigning regular-season MVP wielding legit cap space so soon is exciting, and it’s worth going through the players and possibilities that having spending power in 2024 and could potentially be brought into the fold in Philadelphia.
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
9 Comments
Wait, you mean to tell me Morey isn’t a complete idiot?
Whose one player they could actually sign that is vetter than harden and makes the team closer to contention? If its none then might as well max harden and go for it keeping open money for the hope someone comes around is fantasy thinking unless they have word from a guy who 100% wants to come.
Trust the 2024 offseason
I think morey is gonna try to get expirings and picks from the clippers. Then maybe at the deadline raptors will be open to trading Siakam. If sixers can’t get him at the deadline, they will roll the dice in free agency and try to get kawhi/ PG/ siakam/ OG
Which is to say, if Harden showed that he was that guy then he would get that $$$.
look at the rockets FA signings. a shitload of cap space is worthless
Anyone that saw James Harden attempt that cartwheel on Chinese TV can see clear as day he isn’t very flexible.
Oh boy, spending next offseason. Going to maybe get Siakam? Especially with the entire players association pissed about the Harden situation, we aren’t doing shit.
Except next years FA class blows too.