NBA Free Agency: Grading all 30 teams on signings and trades

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2021 NBA Free Agency Grades: Philadelphia 76ers

Key Additions: Andre Drummond (1-yr, minimum); Georges Niang (2-yr, $6.7 million)

Brought Back: Danny Green (2-yr, $20 million); Furkan Korkmaz (3-yr, $15 million)

Key Departures: George Hill (Milwaukee); Dwight Howard (Los Angeles Lakers)

The Philadelphia 76ers need to shake things up. Their roster as currently constructed was strong in the regular season but struggled in the postseason. Whenever a “1” seed loses to a “5” seed it’s time to look in the mirror and make some difficult decisions.

Thus far the 76ers have completely punted on any tough decisions. They are tossing out ridiculous deals for teams to trade for Ben Simmons, a player who is boldly on the trade block. They brought back Furkan Korkmaz and Danny Green, both reasonable moves on their own but simply representing a return to the “same old, same old.” Georges Niang is not the answer this team needs to get past Milwaukee and Brooklyn, let alone Atlanta.

A major move will likely mean a Simmons trade, and until the 76ers make that happen everything else is stuck in limbo. We know this rotation is squeezed for spacing and isn’t able to create great shots when that’s the case. It’s hard to predict what it will look like around whatever the return for Simmons is. For now, their moves have been fine, but the lack of a Simmons deal has to be seen as a negative.

Grade: C

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