CAMDEN, N.J. -- Sixers general manager Elton Brand said the club's trade for Jimmy Butler is not an indication that Philadelphia has lost faith in Markelle Fultz, the 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick.
"Not at all. It wasn't a changed view of Markelle's future. It was more of a changed view of being able to get a superstar right now and seeing where other teams were," Brand said on Tuesday. "There are some really talented teams (in the Eastern Conference). ... It was just a chance to have our team take another leap.