The Sixers are sending Johni Broome to Los Angeles as a vital roster tweak following their free-agent offers with LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that the Sixers are buying and selling Broome and a second-round draft pick to the Clippers in alternate for money concerns. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark confirmed the information. Jake Fischer reported the pick is “the second most favorable of the Sixers’ three seconds in 2027.”
The Sixers wanted to take away a participant from their roster so as to add James and Caldwell-Pope whereas staying under the first luxury tax apron. They are onerous capped on the first apron as a result of they’ve used the non-taxpayer mid-level exception.
The trade will put the Sixers at 14 gamers. That’s one under the regular-season most however, once more, the Sixers cannot currently fill that spot. The staff does have one open two-way contract slot. Caleb Love and Rayan Rupert occupy the opposite two.
Former Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey picked Broome with the 35th overall selection in the 2025 NBA draft.
The Auburn large man’s sport didn’t translate successfully to the NBA as a rookie. A bodily participant and standout rebounder in school, the 6-foot-9 Broome doesn’t possess a lot conventional athleticism. Broome was exterior of the Sixers’ rotation final season and solely appeared 11 instances within the NBA. He posted 21.8 factors, 8.3 rebounds and three.2 assists per sport for the Delaware Blue Coats over 26 G League contests.
The 24-year-old suffered a proper knee lateral meniscus tear in February. He rehabbed the damage and was obtainable to play once more by the NBA playoffs. At this year’s Las Vegas summer league, Broome performed in three video games and averaged 14.7 factors and 9.0 rebounds.
