The Philadelphia 76ers have been doing great since James Harden arrived in the city, but they may not be limited to him and Joel Embiid only: according to what Andrew Bogut said in his new podcast, the rumor is that the Sixers would also like Bradley Beal to create the new Eastern Conference “Big Three”
Two clues are said to prove, so let’s try to line up a couple of them one of the craziest rumors of the last period. The first clue is that Daryl Morey, chief executive of the Philadelphia 76ers, is a fervent supporter that the first ingredient to win are the stars – and the more they have, the better, especially if there are three of them. The second clue is that Joel Embiidaccording to what has been leaked in the past, he wanted Bradley Beal by his side and not James Harden, having a personal relationship with the outside of Washington due to the sharing of the same trainer, Drew Hanlen. The Sixers then managed to get their hands on Harden at the market deadline, but according to the saying “there is no two without three” they are also planning to take Bradley Beal in the summer. Or at least that’s what former NBA player Andrew Bogut reports on his “Rogue Bogues” podcast: “The rumor circulating from some people close to the situation is that there will be the Big Three in Philly“said the Australian.”Brad Beal is trying to go to Philadelphia in the summer to play with Harden and Embiid. Philadelphia is desperate to get rid of Tobias Harris, they’ve been trying for a while. And they are even more desperate now because they somehow need to free up the wage space. More likely they should do a sign-and-trade, but don’t be surprised if there will be the Big Three in Philadelphia because it’s a rumor that has been circulating for a while“.
How a trade for Beal would work
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To throw a little water on the fire – in addition to Beal’s wordswho has hinted that he is very interested in the $ 246 million five-year that Washington will put on the plate this summer – but there is complicated salary situation of the two teams, so let’s try to make some order. The best possible scenario for the Sixers would actually be one in which Beal exercises his 36.4 million player option for next season before being traded in Philadelphiagiven that in this way they would not find themselves having to deal with the hard cap which would greatly limit their spending capacity. But Beal is unlikely to give up that kind of financial securityalso given his career medical history, so the only ways to take it would be that of sign it as a free agent (but with difficulty opening the necessary salary space and a smaller amount in Beal’s pockets over the 5 years) or complete a sign-and-trade with Washington (by far the most probable scenario, as also mentioned by Bogut).
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In such a scenario, the Sixers should certainly put Tobias Harris’ contract on the table if only to equalize wages, but they should also add assets. The two most “valuable” are Tyrese Maxey (who, however, has become a darling of the Philadelphia public and is playing great) e Matisse Thybulle (excellent defender with chronic shooting problems), while the scelte al Draft have already been dented in the exchange for Harden and in the one to download Al Horford’s contract in 2020. In all this we should then consider the interests of the Wizards, who they would have no need to take on Harris’s contract (considering they already have a very crowded wings department) for an asset like Thybulle or a first choice of a contender for the title. In shortthe scenario is fascinating but difficult to resolve: this year’s playoffs, of course, will give us further elements to understand if this exchange can materialize or not.
