Philadelphia 76ers analysis, backed by our own data.
Philadelphia has come knocking on LeBron James's door following his departure from the Lakers. The basketball fit alongside Maxey, Brown and Embiid is obvious — the problem is that the money, according to our cap data, simply isn't there.
The trade is confirmed: Jaylen Brown leaves Boston for the Sixers in the deal that sends Paul George the other way. But the numbers reveal a problem nobody in Philadelphia wants to face — Brown, Embiid, and Maxey all live off the same thing. The ball.
The Celtics have sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George and a haul of picks. They lose creation, but the number nobody is looking at says the safety net was already in the building: the third-best offensive rebounder in the entire NBA.
