When the Minnesota Timberwolves shipped Jimmy Butler to Philadelphia in November, the deal centered around Dario Saric and Robert Covington. Jerryd Bayless was mentioned in the same breath as former first-round pick Justin Patton, who was send to Philly along with Butler — as a throw-in.
After all Bayless was injured and had not appeared in a game for the 76ers this year after only playing in 39 games during the prior season and just three in 2016-17. In fact, Bayless hasn’t played in more than 52 games in a campaign since back in 2014-15, with Milwaukee.