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Sixers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey didn’t take long to make a big splash, huh? On Wednesday, he agreed to trade Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks to the Boston Celtics for Jaylen Brown, according to multiple reports.
That blockbuster deal explains why the Sixers weren’t willing to top the two-year, roughly $17 million deal that Kelly Oubre Jr. agreed to with the Indiana Pacers.
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The Sixers hard-capped themselves at the $209 million first apron by spending a portion of their non-taxpayer mid-level exception on Dean Wade on Tuesday night. That means their payroll cannot exceed that threshold from now through June 30, 2027.
After adding Ariel Hukporti on a reported one-year, $3.4 million deal, flipping George for Brown and agreeing to a two-year, $12.3 million contract with Anfernee Simons, here’s a rough estimate as to where the Sixers stand financially.
Player
2026-27
Joel Embiid
$57,985,752
Jaylen Brown
$57,736,350
Tyrese Maxey
$40,770,520
VJ Edgecombe
$11,663,880
Dean Wade
$9,069,767
Anfernee Simons
$5,974,233
Labaron Philon Jr.
$3,597,120
Dominick Barlow
$3,415,000
Ariel Hukporti
$3,400,000
Jabari Walker
$2,584,539
Dalen Terry
$2,584,539
Justin Edwards
$2,411,090
Adem Bona
$2,296,271
Johni Broome
$2,150,917
TOTAL
$205,639,978
SALARY CAP
$164,961,000
CAP ROOM
-$40,678,978
LUXURY TAX
$200,428,000
TAX ROOM
-$5,211,978
1ST APRON
$209,015,000
1ST APRON ROOM
$3,375,022
2ND APRON
$221,686,000
2ND APRON ROOM
$16,046,022
The Sixers appear to be splitting the full non-taxpayer mid-level exception between Wade and Simons, while Hukporti’s deal will likely come out of the bi-annual exception.
Agent inflation is common at this time of year, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Wade, Simons and/or Hukporti’s final contract terms come in slightly below what’s been reported. But if the reported terms are correct, the Sixers are now roughly $5.2 million above the $200.4 million luxury-tax threshold and $3.4 million below the first apron.
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Remember, they cannot cross the first apron under any circumstance between now and June 30, 2027. That means they can’t offer any free agent—yes, even LeBron James—more…
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