If they sign a 4th guy for max this offseason I think their trade was brilliant
What player would be happy to be the 4th banana on a team with 3 ball dominant players? It won't be a true max guy (Klay, Irving, Kemba, Durant, etc.). If anything, it would be a good player who isn't worthy of a max, that the Sixers would have to overpay in order to play 4th fiddle. Plus, I'm pretty certain adding this imaginary 4th guy would mean not re-signing Redick. Yeah, not good.
I generally agree but I think there are exceptions. If they could re-sign Butler and somehow manage to steal Middleton from the Bucks that would be a big improvement even though they'd lose Redick (and Fultz) to do it. Obviously they'd still have their depth issue to address.
Yeah I was going to say, Middleton could be someone. But other guys like Durant, Irving, Klay, etc. I don't see as viable options the way that team is constructed.
I mean, Lebron could have easily joined PHI this past summer but didn't, and I'm guessing part of the reason was because Lebron knew he'd have to adapt since Simmons was the ball-dominant guy on that team (or vice versa, but in that case unless Simmons can shoot better, what good is Simmons then?). If Klay leaves I think he'd go to the Lakers but I think they find a way to keep him (Draymond is the "odd man out" IMO on the Warriors)
In a way, you could say Butler was their max-FA acquisition for 2019 and beyond, and that their next addition is just a "bonus", though idk if adding Middleton in place of Reddick, Fultz and a chunk of their bench truly takes them to that "next step".