The trade deadline has officially come and gone, and the Philadelphia 76ers made only one move. They sent Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers in a four-team deal that netted them Jalen McDaniels from the Charlotte Hornets.
That move was not a surprise given his name had been involved in trade rumors in recent weeks. The surprise was Furkan Korkmaz not being moved.
He requested a trade several days before the trade deadline. Shortly before making that request, the sixth-year veteran out of Turkey had expressed a desire to play more. He has not been in the rotation in recent weeks, a situation unlikely to change with McDaniels now joining the team.
Furkan Korkmaz remained on the Sixers roster past the trade deadline. The Sixers guard had requested to be moved.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) February 9, 2023
This doesn’t mean Korkmaz will remain on the roster. He could be waived. But for the moment, he is still with the Sixers and looking to earn more playing time.
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