It is now the offseason and this means trade proposals all over the place. Everybody is looking to improve their favorite team with some type of trade. They will entertain trade offers and give their thoughts and opinions on others.
Fans of the Philadelphia 76ers have been coming up with their own trade offers for a little while, but Bleacher Report has come up with a new one for the Sixers and it is a doozy.
The deal is the Sixers move Joel Embiid to the Miami Heat to reunite him with Jimmy Butler. The details are Embiid to Miami for Bam Adebayo, Kendrick Nunn, and Andre Iguodala.
B/R on the deal:
Fueled by this Finals run, Miami would move all-in for a championship run. It needed a second star to survive that series—its only two victories required 35-plus-point triple-doubles from Butler—and Embiid can fill the void going forward. Plugging him into the franchise’s famed conditioning program should also bring out his best and have him better prepared for the rigors of postseason play.
The Sixers would bring back Andre Iguodala to add another high-level passer and defender to the fold (and because the Heat may not move Adebayo without shedding Iguodala’s $15 million salary). They would also bet on one of Shake Milton or Kendrick Nunn seizing the starting lead guard spot with shooting and off-the-dribble scoring and the other settling in as a spark-plug sub
Again, it is tough to see the Sixers moving either Embiid or Ben Simmons. These two guys are already among the elite players in the league and they are still young enough to really improve. The Sixers should be focusing on finding the right pieces around the two of them to get back on a path towards title contention. Philadelphia should not look into moving either guy just yet. [lawrence-related id=38479,38474,38468]