The Philadelphia 76ers are about to trust a new process.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sixers will be finalizing a deal with former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, although current GM Elton Brand will keep his job at the same time.
NBA fans flooded Twitter immediately, with speculation on what it means for the Sixers, who were a mess by the end of the 2019-20 season in the bubble.
You know what comes next. Everyone came up with trades, whether it involved Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid or Morey’s former player in Houston, James Harden. Yep, the Trade Machines have once again been fired up.
So let’s take a look at what fans and others put together:
1
The Rockets backcourt for Ben Simmons
Sixers win the East if they do this trade pic.twitter.com/ih53i2vjbk
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 28, 2020
Both Russell Westbrook AND Harden to the Sixers? LOL. They didn’t exactly mesh well together in the playoffs.
2
Bye-bye Ben Simmons
I would also do this trade. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/PN4uivsw9O
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 28, 2020
RoCo comes home though!
3
Simmons and Horford for Harden and Gordon
So, uh, who says no? pic.twitter.com/A3Blc1tuFr
— Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch) October 28, 2020
This one isn’t bad … but would the Rockets REALLY want this one? Eh.
4
So long Joel Embiid
Morey Trade Machine lol pic.twitter.com/Vc6dAcJrxo
— Tate Frazier (@tatefrazier) October 28, 2020
That means Simmons and Harden play together. Twitter might melt.
5
The Beard and Dipo
If we are already going deep dive on the old trade machine I’ll start! Everyone wins by winning less games next year I guess. pic.twitter.com/L5koKCdLNZ
— Tyler McCune (@TylerAMcCune) October 28, 2020
Ooooo … this is fun. But Sixers Twitter would be so sad to lose Embiid AND Matisse Thybulle.
6
MEGATRADE
The make a Morey roster from scratch trade. pic.twitter.com/pBk9nvZnBL
— Stone (@stoneschloss) October 28, 2020
I have no words for this. It’s incredible.
