Kyle Lowry watch 2021 appears to be over. Looks like the Sixers are going down the avenue we suggested earlier in the week:

No information yet about the compensation for OKC. This would pretty much rule out a Lowry move.

EDIT – Woj has some details:

EDIT 2 – It’s gonna be Ferguson reportedly going to the Knicks. They can’t send him back to OKC because he just came from there as part of the Danny Green/Al Horford trade.

Here’s what I wrote about Hill on Tuesday:

The Sixers obviously could go for a backup ball handler behind Ben Simmons, and Hill makes sense. He served in the same capacity for Milwaukee in 2019 and 2020 and played about 23 minutes in the playoffs, averaging 10 points per game and shooting better than 36% from three. He’s good for about three assists per game.

Thing about Hill is that he hasn’t played in a long time due to a thumb injury. He actually just had a cast removed, and OKC hasn’t been able to showcase him before the trade deadline. That could play into the hands of suitors, who might be able to get a “let’s just get whatever we can for George Hill” discount coming from GM Sam Presti (who worked with Daryl Morey this offseason with the Al Horford deal).

Hill’s earning $9.5 million this year and about $10 million next year, so no, you wouldn’t have to move Danny Green to get him. You can’t, since Green technically made a stopover in OKC from LA, before landing here. You could make it work with pick(s) and the expiring contracts of perhaps Mike Scott/Vincent Poirier while hanging on to Matisse Thybulle and Tyrese Maxey. That’s basically the difference between going for Hill and Lowry. Lowry’s salary match would have to come via Green, and Toronto would also ask for an interesting young player. OKC would probably be willing to take on some expiring money for a couple of picks to move Hill to a contender.

I’ll update as necessary. Losing Bradley is a bit of a bummer, since he was just beginning to turn a corner, but the Sixers needed a backup ball handler and now they have their guy in Hill.

EDIT 3 –

Here’s the full trade, confirmed:

  • Sixers get: George Hill, Ignas Brazdeikis
  • OKC gets: Tony Bradley, Philly 2025 and 2026 second round picks, Austin Rivers
  • Knicks get: Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier, Philly 2021 second round pick