76ers could explore risky trade for $80 million guard amid Bulls’ fire sale

If the Philadelphia 76ers aren’t giving up connected their play conscionable yet, much options person opened up for them.

Jake Fischer reported connected The Stein Line that multiple high-profile Chicago Bulls players volition beryllium disposable to trade.

"Bulls executives, according to league sources, person been messaging to rival beforehand offices that they are consenting to sermon the bulk of their roster successful commercialized talks starring up to the Feb. 6 commercialized deadline," Fischer wrote. "Most notably, sources say, Chicago has expressed a tendency to determination (Zach) LaVine, (Nikola) Vučević, and (Lonzo) Ball — who collectively bid astir $85 cardinal successful wage this season."

The Sixers don’t person overmuch usage for LaVine due to the fact that Tyrese Maxey does overmuch of what LaVine does. Seeing a Vucevic reunion successful Philadelphia would beryllium fun, but they wouldn’t wage that overmuch for idiosyncratic to beryllium Joel Embiid’s backup.

However, Ball is simply a antithetic story. At least, connected paper, helium is.

Why Ball makes consciousness for the Sixers

Following a hiatus that has lasted for implicit 2 seasons, Ball has yet returned to the NBA. His archetypal statistic person not been great. Ball is averaging 4.4 points portion shooting 38.1% from the tract and 33.3% from three in lone 16.7 minutes a game, . It’s harmless to accidental that the Bulls are dilatory moving him back.

Based connected those results, acquiring Ball is not a foolproof strategy. Knowing what helium was earlier his genu problems, Ball is precisely what the Sixers need.

Ball was a jack-of-all-trades defender astatine the highest of his career, known for his shooting, passing, and defense. There’s nary telling if helium volition ever beryllium that subordinate again, but helium would beryllium precisely what the Sixers request due to the fact that they request positional versatility.

Philadelphia already has capable prima talent. They request players who tin bash aggregate things for them, and Ball fits the measure connected paper.

If the Sixers get him, it’s due to the fact that they judge successful him.

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