Ever since the James Harden trade, the Sixers’ interest in OG Anunoby was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA. If the Toronto Raptors didn’t deal him by the Feb. 8 trade deadline, the Sixers lurked as a realistic threat to sign him in free agency thanks to their ability to carve out more than $55 million in cap space this summer.
The Sixers have to turn their attention elsewhere for now, though, as the Raptors finally began to break apart their underwhelming core on Saturday. They sent Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and a 2024 second-round pick (via Detroit).