PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Durant is still a Brooklyn Net. And Donovan Mitchell is now a Cleveland Cavalier.
Nearly two months after requesting a trade hours before free agency began, Durant agreed to move forward with the Nets (for now, at least). Mitchell, meanwhile, is off to a stunning new destination after the Cavaliers pulled off a blockbuster deal that sent Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and draft capital to the Utah Jazz for the dynamic scoring guard.
That brings some level of clarity to the state of the NBA less than a month before training camps open. Which makes it an appropriate time to evaluate where that leaves the Sixers, who are aiming to capitalize on Joel Embiid’s MVP-level play, the acquisition of 10-time All-Star James Harden, and the rapid ascension of speedy guard Tyrese Maxey.
