Philadelphia 76ers ranked as NBA team with the second best offseason by The Athletic

The Philadelphia 76ers ended the 2023 season in disappointing fashion yet again, after they were eliminated from the playoffs by the New York Knicks in Round 1 of the playoffs.

Entering the offseason, Daryl Morey had a ton of cap space and an arsenal of draft picks to improve the team around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey and all things considered, he managed to turn a disastrous roster into something that many believe is a product to contend for an NBA championship.

Morey and company made a huge splash in signing Paul George in free agency. He also signed a ton of depth in Andre Drummond, Caleb Martin, Eric Gordon, Reggie Jackson and Guerschon Yabusele while bringing back key veteran players such as Kyle Lowry and Kelly Oubre Jr. in free agency.

Philadelphia 76ers 2024 Offseason Moves

PICKS: Jared McCain (No. 16) • Adem Bona (No. 41)

IN: Paul George • Caleb Martin • Eric Gordon • Andre Drummond

OUT: Tobias Harris • Nicolas Batum • Paul Reed • De’Anthony Melton • Buddy Hield

DEALS: George (4 years, $212 million) • Tyrese Maxey (5 years, $204 million) • Martin (4 years, $35 million) • Kelly Oubre Jr. (2 years, $16.3 million) • KJ Martin (2 years, $16 million) • Drummond (2 years, $10 million) • Gordon (2 years, $6.8 million)

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The Athletic: 76ers had 2nd best offseason, trailing OKC Thunder

I’m doing it again! I’m falling for the Daryl Morey Carnivale! He does his Wizard of Odds thing, and I swoon like a Swiftie at an Eras Tour concert. And, here I am again, after the Sixers persuaded George to come back east to take a run at it with Joel Embiid and Maxey and yet another retooled supporting cast. At least I’m not giving Philly the top spot in the offseason, like I did in 2020 (when they hired Morey and Doc Rivers) or in 2022 (when they signed Melton from Memphis and P.J. Tucker from Milwaukee and extended James Harden for two years and $68 million. Good times.) But it’s close. [The Athletic]

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