Orlando gets a young Allstar guard to go with their young Allstar forwards, and moves on from KCPs contract in the deal.

Sixers start rebuilding now that their window for contention has closed, receiving draft picks in return.

Trade is formally made after the league new year when presumably Drummond opts in, other salary, eg Oubre, could be used in the unexpected situation of an opt out. Orlando makes the 2025 selections for Philadelphia….

Sixers trade 1st rounder and salary filler for Ball and role players. Ball is a perfect fit next to Maxey and can start right away.

Bulls get Porter and 2 firsts to start a rebuild. Value contracts could be shipped to additional teams, or kept to play for the playoffs.

Nuggets get Lavine, and shuffle role players. Emphasis on playmaking in the acquisitions to supercharge the Nugget offense….

Draft Edey at 16.

Draft best wing available at 41.

Decline option on Terq.

Trade for Butler into cap space. Sign Oubre and DJJ with remaining money and room exception.

Maxey re-signs on a 5 year max (contract numbers not accurate here).

Trade Reed for Thybulle after other transactions.

Sign minimum deals with Lowry and Lord Covington.

C: Embiid / Edey PF: DJJ / Cov SF: Butler / Oubre SG: Thybulle / Rookie at 41 PG: Maxey / Lowry

Fill out bench with min salaries….

Trade for Markannen into cap space with a pile of 1st rounders.

Draft Bronny at pick 41.

Waive non guarantees.

Sign Lebron to Max.

Sign Maxey to Max using bird rights.

Sign Buddy using Room exception.

Sign a bunch of veteran minimums.

C: Embiid PF: Markannen SF: Lebron SG: Buddy PG: Maxey…

Houston is reportedly shopping Jalen Green. They use him to upgrade Brooks into Tobias.

Sixers wheel Brooks into an expiring and a future 1st.

Knicks offload an uncertain Detroit 1st rounder and bad expiring for another 3&D player….

Sixers can add additional picks for balance. They land Murray and Grant at the deadline to upgrade the playmaking on the roster.

Hawks get Tobias Harris and Melton as upgrades in terms of fit over Murray and Hunter. As well as optionality to re-sign those players or move in a different direction.

Portland gets a young 3&D forward and a draft pick while getting off Grants big contract….

Wizards pick up a former 1st round pick and 2 seconds for expiring veterans.

Portland acquires a 1st round pick, and a young Small Forward for Jerami Grant.

Hawks balance their roster with an all around 2-way Power Forward, save long term on the cap, and a couple of bench veterans on expiring contracts.

Sixers get a new starting PF, a new SG, and the turn of Thybulle….

Pacers get Tobias and Melton for a late first.

Portland gets 3 first rounders and off long term money.

Sixers get upgrades at guard and forward….

Sixers become a true contender.

Portland adds to their draft assets, and gets off long term money. Tobias could probably be traded again….

Heat get quality wing players on expirings and finally dump Robinson’s contract.

Lowry back to the Raptors with the LA picks from the Sixers. They can still trade Boucher and OG in another deal.

Bulls get 3 first round picks back for Lavine. They can still trade Caruso and Vucevic in another deal.

Sixers land both Siakam and Lavine….

2 first round picks and expirings to Bulls….

Sixers get Siakam, OG, and depth for picks and players.

Raptors get picks for expirings and salvage the season with Demar’s return.

Mavericks get Tobias to play starting SF and depth.

Lakers get their former guards back.

Bulls take the first step to a rebuild getting back young players and picks….

Toronto gets 3 first rounders, a player on a rookie deal and expiring salaries for OG.

Sixers get OG, Herro, and Robinson for Harden, a 1st and bench players.

Heat get Harden, PJ for Herro, Robinson and 2 firsts….

Simple 3 player swap. Bulls get the best player in Harden, and Sixers move on from the bullshit with some quality players on short term deals….

2 firsts, and wing depth for James The Beard Harden.

The Clippers have a starting 5:

Zubac Harden Westbrook Kawhi George

PJ off bench

Sixers get a lineup of:

Embiid Tobias Covington Mann Maxey

Morris and Melton off bench…

Sixers get Herro, Martin. They also take on the Robinson contract for additional draft capital.

Heat get their big 3 and some veteran wing depth back….

Raptors get 4 first round picks, their former player Norm Powell, and Tobias Harris’ large expiring. With the pending free agency of Siakam and OG looming they get the assets needed for a rebuild and to stay competitive for 1 last year.

Hawks get Siakam to build a big 3 with Murray and Trae without having to wait on inclusion of Bogdan.

Clippers give in to the trade demand for Harden. They form a big 3 with George, Harden and Kawhi. Capela does all the dirty work with Zubac giving them a strong center rotation to compete with Jokic.

Sixers get a ton of wing depth including starters in Hunter and OG….