This move by the 76ers fills a glaring need and saves the ownership group $2 million.
The team claimed swingman Sonny Weems off waivers Monday and released power forward Christian Wood from his 10-day contract, league sources said. Yahoo Sports first reported the transactions. As a result, the Sixers will get credit for taking on Weems’ $2.8 million salary for the season.
The Sixers were around $2.6 million below the salary-cap floor of $63 million. They will actually have to pay only $660,000 of his salary. The team would have owed its players a total of $2.