Sixers trade Johni Broome and a second-round pick to the Clippers
The move allows the Sixers to officially sign veteran wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who over the weekend agreed to a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 76ers are trading Johni Broome and a second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations, a source confirmed to The Inquirer Tuesday.
The move allows the Sixers to officially sign veteran wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope while staying under the first apron hard salary cap. Caldwell-Pope, who over the weekend agreed to a contract buyout wiht the Memphis Grizzlies, will reunite with recently signed megastar LeBron James, his former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers including during the 2019-20 championship season.
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The Sixers also had the option of waiving Broome and stretching his $2.1 million cap hit over seven seasons — reducing it to $300,000 per year — because his 2027-28 and 2028-29 salaries were nonguaranteed, according to The Athletic. But this trade solves that issue in one fell swoop.
Broome played in only 11 games for the Sixers during a rookie season that was interrupted by late-February meniscus surgery. He did perform well in stints with the G League’s Delaware Blue Coats, including a 50-point, 17-rebound outburst shortly before his injury.
He returned to extensive on-court action during the Las Vegas Summer League earlier this month, and was one of the top rebounders (nine per game) among all participants across the league. He also averaged 14.7 points per game, and was tasked to work on his three-point shooting.
“My first season wasn’t the best,” Broome said in Las Vegas. “I can see that myself. That’s why I put in a lot of work to have a better second year. Obviously, I want to make a better impression and I’ve got more to do. I just want to keep proving myself each and every day, for Philly.”
Broome, who turned 24 this month, was the Sixers’ second-round draft pick in 2025 after a standout college career at Auburn.
The Sixers on Sunday waived guard Dalen Terry — whose $2.6 million salary for 2026-27 was nonguaranteed until Jan. 10 — in order to sign James and stay under the first apron hard cap.
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