It’s no secret that the Philadelphia 76ers roster had some major holes in it. General manager Elton Brand did try to correct some of the issues by subtracting James Ennis, Trey Burke and Jonah Bolden for Glenn Robinson III, Alec Burks and Norvel Pelle (on a regular NBA deal). There were still improvements Brand could have made to the roster if he actually used the buyout market.
Dion Waiters was probably the most ideal player that a fully healthy Sixers team needed immediately following the trade deadline, as I have written on before, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.