It is now officially the offseason for the Philadelphia 76ers after they were swept in Round 1 of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics to end what was a very disappointing 2019-20 season. Now, all of the trade suggestions are going to come back out to try and fix the roster.
Bleacher Report is famous for these types of suggestions and this is nothing new for them as the offseason begins to take shape. They have a new fake trade suggestion for the Sixers which involved a couple of former players in Philadelphia now on the New Orleans Pelicans.
The trade is that the Sixers send Josh Richardson, Al Horford, the 2020 first-round pick, and a 2022 pick to New Orleans for JJ Redick and Jrue Holiday. Obviously, Philadelphia is in need of some shooting and perimeter offensive help and it would make up for the mistake of letting Redick go in free agency. Holiday was also a very good player during his time in the City of Brotherly Love making an All-Star game in his final season.
B/R on the trade:
Holiday was an All-Star the last time he played with Philly, in 2012-13, and his scoring, defense, passing and leadership is exactly what the Sixers need. Redick averaged 17.6 points on 40.7 percent shooting from three with Philadelphia from 2017-18 to 2018-19 and would help a team that ranked just 19th in three-pointers made per game (11.6) this year.
The Sixers’ saving grace is their draft picks, ones they’ll have to part with to have any chance of dumping Horford and adding Holiday and Redick.
As B/R mentioned, Horford’s contract is too big for a team to just take. They will have to throw in a few sweeteners so that is what the draft picks are for. Not only would the Sixers get Redick back, but Holiday would be a great addition to this current team and allow Ben Simmons to be moved off the ball permanently and the two of them would be able to run a fantastic pick-and-roll.
On the New Orleans side of it, they could use Horford as their starting center and bring a defensive presence to a team that desperately needs it. He is still a very good player when utilized correctly, which is at the center spot, and the Pelicans could use a veteran like him. Richardson is also a very good defender out on the perimeter and he and Brandon Ingram could form a solid tandem. [lawrence-related id=37567,37569,37557]