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Trade machine is like the sweetest joy next to gettin......

To Pelicans -

Nik Vucevic

To Magic -

Markelle Fultz,

Wilson Chandler

Sixers 2019 1st

Pelicans 2020 2nd

To Sixers -

Niko Mirotic

Terrence Ross

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The Pelicans say yes in the blink of an eye. Vucevic at C allows AD to play PF, and Vucevic is simply a better player than Mirotic. Both are expiring so that's a wash. Pels are getting gifted simply cuz Mirotic is a better fit than Vucevic for us.

Sixers say yes cuz Mirotic is the perfect stretch 4 for us. Ross would be a good instant offense player off the bench for us.

The whole key here is the Magic. Do they want to trade Vucevic? I really have no idea. But considering he's expiring and playing his way to a max, and all their other good players are spring chickens, they may want to trade him and get assets that will fit their timeline. Of course Kelle is a big time question mark, but the Magic (along with Suns) are the most PG deprived team in the NBA. Even if Kelle never shoots he can be a very good PG for them, and fits the age group with Gordon, Bamba, Isaac, with Fournier being just a bit older. I'm sure they realize they're not winning a series even if they make the playoffs, so this trade would help them in the upcoming draft as well.

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Now for those who say chasing a big free agent is better than trading for players in season, I have two pros. One, we can resign all of our own free agents with bird rights instead of renouncing them. Our bench will be much better going this route. Two is, a bird in the hand, we don't know what is gonna happen this summer, so taking things into our own hands might be wise.

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I also only want to make an in season trade of this nature if we plan on adding to the bench.

To Nets -

Trade exception

Bulls 2019 2nd

Sixers 2021 1st (lotto protected)

To Sixers -

Spencer Dinwiddie

To Hornets -

Justin Patton

Sixers 2019 2nd

Knicks/Nets 2020 2nd

To Sixers -

Frank Kaminksy

To Wizards -

Furkan Korkmaz

Kings 2019 2nd

Sixers 2020 2nd

To Sixers -

Tomas Satoransky

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Simmons, Redick, Butler, Mirotic, Embiid

Dinwiddie, Ross, Satoransky, Kaminsky, Muscala

TJ, Shamet, Zhaire, Bolden, Amir

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All of the players we'd be acquiring are expiring, but every single one of them is easily retainable. Being that we would have bird rights on all of them (two of them are restricted), I believe the only way any of them were not brought back is if we decided they were not a long term fit. All of the players coming in are in the 25 - 28 age range, so signing any/all of them to 3 or 4 years deals would probably not be bad signings. I could easily see us bringing back this entire team, minus Amir, (maybe one of Ross/Satoransky isn't brought back if we feel Zhaire is ready to play, and maybe TJ isn't brought back if he gets a big offer in free agency). We would still have MLE, bi-annual exception, and vet mins to add a defensive big and end of the bench players.

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