Sixers NBA trade deadline: Philly acquires Buddy Hield, trades away Patrick Beverley and four others
With Joel Embiid out with an injured knee, the Sixers needed to add some help.
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The 2024 NBA trade deadline ended Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern.
The Sixers acquired sharpshooter Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round picks.
The Sixers also traded Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks for backup point guard Cameron Payne and a second-round pick.
Shortly before the deadline, the team sent guard Jaden Springer to the Boston Celtics for a second-round pick.
Next up on the calendar is the NBA All-Star game, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 18. Tyrese Maxey will participate in the skills competition.
David Murphy: Buddy Hield alone isn't going to solve the Sixers' problems
It feels like Buddy Hield has been a Sixers trade target since the 2016 Final Four.
There’s a good reason for that. The formula for a team built around Joel Embiid is to surround him with as much space as possible. Hield is one of the best in the NBA at providing that spacing. He’s a career 40 percent shooter from three-point range. Just as important, he’s as high of a volume shooter from deep as anybody in the NBA. For the cost of three second-round picks, the Sixers are acquiring a player who profiles and slots similarly to J.J. Redick during his Sixers years.
Joel Embiid responds to deadline moves
Sixers trade deadline recap
The Sixers were one of the most active teams ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Here's the final tally of the team's moves that have been reported or announced:
In: Buddy Hield, Cam Payne, two second-round picks
Out: Patrick Beverley, Jaden Springer, Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz, Danuel House, and four second-round picks
– Rob Tornoe
Sixers trading Jaden Springer to the Celtics
Jaden Springer showed recently that he can become an elite defender in the NBA. It just won’t be with the 76ers.
The team traded the third-year guard to the Boston Celtics for a 2024 second-round pick, according to a league source. The pick is the more favorable of the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans pick.
Patrick Beverley livestreamed his trade to the Bucks
Patrick Beverly is on his way to the Milwaukee Bucks. While he’s grateful for his time in Philly, he’s excited to reunite with his former coach, Doc Rivers.
“I know his message clearer than anyone, he wants to win,” Beverly said on his live podcast after hearing the news. “I know his system, too.”
Kyle Lowry to the Sixers? Philly signals its plan to pursue the ex-Villanova star.
Patrick Beverly's departure could be another signal that the Sixers plan to pursue Kyle Lowry – the Philly product and former Villanova star – on the buyout market.
Lowry was traded from the Miami Heat to the Charlotte Hornets last month, and if the rebuilding Hornets cannot find another deal this afternoon to move Lowry again, he is likely to be bought out.
Patrick Beverley being traded to the Bucks
The Sixers continue to remake their backcourt, sending backup point guard Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Cam Payne and a future second-round draft pick. Beverley’s podcast, the PatBev Pod, initially broke the news that he was heading to Milwaukee.
Beverley quickly became popular with Philly fans because of his tenacious playing style, while averaging 6.3 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 47 games.
It doesn't sound like DeMar DeRozan wants to leave the Bulls
Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes wants the Sixers to trade for DeMar DeRozan, but the 34-year-old forward seems reluctant to leave the Chicago.
Speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon ahead of the trade deadline, DeRozan signaled his desire to remain with the Bulls.
Pistons trade potential Sixers target Bojan Bogdanovic to the Knicks
The New York Knicks might be the early winner of the trade deadline, reportedly pulling off a notable deal to acquire Bojan Bognaovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons.
Perhaps extend that title out to NBA trade SZN, as the Knicks’ late-December acquisition of 3-and-D wing OG Anuboby sparked their 16-3 surge since the calendar flipped to 2024. They enter Thursday in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings (33-18), but with the same record as the third-place Milwaukee Bucks and just one game back of the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers. And they have maintained their winning ways despite Anunoby and All-Star forward Julius Randle recently missing time due to injuries.
Sixers trade Danuel House to the Pistons, ESPN reports
The Sixers are officially one of the NBA’s more active teams at the deadline, with ESPN reporting they will send Danuel House Jr. and a 2024 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons.
The move is designed to supply salary-cap space that could be used to sign a player off the buyout market following the trade deadline, ESPN reported.
Another potential backup to Joel Embiid off the board
Another backup center option is off the board, as ESPN reported that the Utah Jazz are finalizing a trade to send Kelly Olynyk to the Toronto Raptors.
Fortifying the frontcourt while Joel Embiid is recovering from knee surgery has been considered a priority for the Sixers entering the deadline. Instead, they first addressed outside shooting, acquiring Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris Sr., Furkan Korkmaz and draft compensation. Then, they sought salary-cap flexibility for the buyout market, by reportedly sending Danuel House Jr. and a second-round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons.
Sixers trade for Pacers guard Buddy Hield
In Buddy Hield, the Sixers acquire a gunner from three-point range who should help make up for some of the scoring lost with Joel Embiid’s injury. Hield is a career 40.1% shooter on more than seven attempts per game, and was averaging 12 points per game this season for the high-powered Indiana Pacers.
The Sixers entered Thursday ranked 26th out of 30 teams in three-point attempts per game (31.4 per game) and 27th in makes from long range (11.4 per game, a statistic coach Nick Nurse often attributed to Embiid’s dominance inside and in the mid-range but had come back into focus in the reigning MVP’s absence. But in the past eight games, those numbers had dipped to dead last in the league in makes (9.1 per game) and attempts (29 per game), and 29th in percentage (31.5).
Marcus Hayes: The Sixers need to add DeMar DeRozan
If this season has taught us anything about the Sixers, it’s that as talented as Tyrese Maxey is, he isn’t a No. 1 offensive option. Not consistently. Not yet. He often stagnates without Joel Embiid on the floor. He lacks a midrange game. He sometimes struggles to finish at the rim when frontline big men aren’t worried about leaving the reigning MVP.
Further, neither Kelly Oubre Jr. nor Nico Batum is a half-court shot creator. Tobias Harris is, but he’s not enough.
ESPN: Miles Bridges to stay with Hornets, won't approve any trade
With Joel Embiid out, some players of interest for the Sixers
With Joel Embiid out with an injured knee, the Sixers are in desperate need of a dependable center to hold down the fort until last year's MVP returns. A sharpshooting wing player and combo guard are also positions of need.
The Sixers were targeting Pistons small forward Bojan Bogdanović. Philly had discussions with Detroit about acquiring Bogdanović and swingman Alec Burks. Those talks broke down Wednesday night, and on Thursday Bogdanović was traded to the New York Knicks, according to ESPN.
One Sixers trade target is off the board
One potential backup point guard is off the board for the Sixers, after the Detroit Pistons agreed to trade Monte Morris to the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday evening, according to The Athletic and ESPN.
The deal also sent former Sixer Shake Milton to the Pistons as part of the trade package. Milton had fallen out of the Timberwolves' rotation, and was shooting a career-worst 26.4% from three-point range.
Tobias Harris among the Sixers players with expiring contracts
The oft-criticized hefty $180 million deal Tobias Harris signed in 2019 is in its final year.
Harris has been more involved in Nick Nurse’s offense, with freedom to score on catch-and-shoot three-pointers, by running the floor in transition, and on isolation plays. But a trade for a star-caliber player could involve him, and would signal the Sixers believed they still needed to upgrade their third (or second, depending on how long Joel Embiid is out) option on offense.
When is the NBA trade deadline?
This year's NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m., the annual cutoff for trades during the season.
It's generally a busy day in the league. Last year, nearly 50 players changes teams, the most since 1987 when the league began tracking deadline transactions.