What the Philadelphia 76ers can do this offseason
- ›Minimum deals only for outside free agents — no cap room, and no exception left big enough to use.
- ›Hard-capped at the first apron — triggered by the Wade + Simons non-taxpayer mid-level, so it can't cross that line the rest of the season.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 8 extra incoming picks, owes 6.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$0.0MBi-Annual$1.0MTaxpayer MLE$1.0MMinimum$1.0M
Projected record
49-33
Projected net rating
+3.8
Current baseline
49 wins · +3.8 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B
61
Defense
B-
56
Spacing
B
59
Playmaking
D+
36
Rim protection
C+
49
Perimeter D
B
60
Rebounding
C
45
Two-way balance +1.2Spacing +1Defensive core +0.7Defense +0.6Connectors +0.3Ball-dominance overload -0.8Thin playmaking -0.7
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
70Tyrese MaxeyST26y37m
51VJ Edgecombe21y8m
50Anfernee Simons27y3m
SGShooting
51VJ EdgecombeST21y27m
63Jaylen Brown30y15m
70LeBron James42y6m
SFSmall F
63Jaylen BrownST30y16m
70LeBron James42y24m
54Dean Wade30y8m
PFPower F
70LeBron JamesST42y3m
63Jaylen Brown30y3m
45Justin Edwards23y15m
54Dean Wade30y14m
48Dominick Barlow23y12m
CCenter
76Joel EmbiidST32y32m
48Dominick Barlow23y12m
45Ariel Hukporti24y4m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
45Labaron Philon Jr.45Jabari Walker44Kentavious Caldwell-Pope44Adem Bona44Caleb Love35Rayan Rupert
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (16)
76CJoel Embiid$58.1M
63SFJaylen Brown$57.1M
70PGTyrese Maxey$40.8M
51SGVJ Edgecombe$11.7M
54PFDean WadeNO-TRADE$9.0M
50SGAnfernee SimonsNO-TRADE$6.0M
70SFLeBron JamesNO-TRADE$3.9M
45PGLabaron Philon Jr.NO-TRADE$3.6M
48PFDominick Barlow$3.4M
45CAriel HukportiNO-TRADE$3.4M
45SFJabari Walker$2.6M
44SGKentavious Caldwell-PopeNO-TRADE$2.4M
45SFJustin Edwards$2.4M
44CAdem Bona$2.3M
35SGRayan RupertNO-TRADE$0.7M
44SGCaleb LoveNO-TRADE$0.7M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 → BOS’28 prot 1-8’29 kept’30 kept’31 → BOS’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 2nd · swap more’27 2nd · swap most’28 1st · from LAC’28 2nd · conditional’28 2nd · swap least’29 1st · swap more’30 2nd · swap less’30 2nd · from WAS
Full ledger — 8 in, 6 out
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Golden State or Phoenix (more favorable, connects to an outgoing pick from Philadelphia)
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana or Miami (most favorable, connects to an outgoing pick from Philadelphia)
in 2028 — first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers (connects to an outgoing pick from Philadelphia)
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Detroit
in 2028 — second round draft picks from Golden State, Milwaukee or Oklahoma City (two least favorable)
in 2029 — first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers (Philadelphia outgoing)
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Phoenix, Portland or Washington (connects from another incoming pick to Philadelphia)
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Washington (connects to another incoming pick to Philadelphia)
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Washington (Philadelphia, Golden State, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana or Miami outgoing, connects from incoming picks to Philadelphia)
out 2028 — first round draft pick to Boston (Boston, San Antonio or L.A. Clippers incoming, connects from an incoming pick to Philadelphia, overlaps with another outgoing pick from Philadelphia)
out 2028 — first round draft pick to Brooklyn (overlaps with another outgoing pick from Philadelphia)
out 2030 — second round draft pick to New York
out 2031 — first round draft pick to Boston
out 2032 — second round draft pick to Memphis or Washington (swap, Memphis incoming)