The Philadelphia 76ers made their move before the deadline by taking over George Hill from the Oklahoma City Thunder in an effort to bolster the backup point guard position. In the process, they’ve put some big backup people behind Joel Embiid and Dwight Howard.
The Sixers are getting the help they need with the addition of Hill, but they now need to turn their attention to the buyout market as they will try to add more depth to their roster. They moved a valuable piece in Tony Bradley in the deal to acquire Hill, so now President Daryl Morey will look to the buyout market to replace him.
“The buyout market is often a conversation about opportunity and role,” says Morey. “We probably have more chances in that big place, so I expect the buyout will probably be bigger if we do at all. We need more big. “
In Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Sixers had to rock with a variety of lineups. They rolled with Mike Scott in the middle while at times using Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons in 5th place as well.
“We feel good with Joel and Dwight,” added Morey. “Doc can, if he wants to, put unique lineups on the ground with Ben and Tobias and Mike Scott, so we feel good about where we stand, but if there is a buyout, the chances are . “
Obviously, the trade deadline has just ended and there’s no rush to make a room right now, but Morey and general manager Elton Brand will have some options to look into when the time comes.
“Obviously, that’s a big part of our work beyond the trade deadline,” Morey concluded. “It’s been a lot of our work, really right now, some players that you can’t get real feedback on, because it’s still early. I feel pretty good that someone coaching Rivers thinks he’ll help us will be available, but it’s really early days to really give too much detail on that, but we feel good about the buyout market now. “
As for the Sixers on the floor, they are 3-0 to start their six-game road trip and will now try to continue it Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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