When Jimmy Butler and JJ Redick bolted the Philadelphia 76ers for the Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans, respectively, many wondered how the Sixers were going to replace them. Almost immediately, they answered the questions by signing Tobias Harris to a 5-year, $180 million contract, the richest in franchise history, and Al Horford to a 4-year, $109 million contract.
But since the Heat needed salary cap flexibility to match the contracts in the Butler trade, the Sixers had the chance for more. In return, Bam Adebayo, Justise Winslow, and Josh Richardson were (seemingly) on the table.