For the legions of Sixers fans out there hoping the team would Run It Back heading into this summer’s free agency, dreams were immediately dashed when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski kicked things off by announcing JJ Redick had agreed to a 2-year deal with the Pelicans.
Free agent guard JJ Redick has agreed to a two-year, $26.5M deal to join the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019
Though the Sixers ultimately did an admirable job retooling and enter the 2019-20 season as one of the favorites to emerge out of the Eastern Conference, the team will certainly miss the floor spacing and veteran leadership Redick provided during his two seasons in Philadelphia.