Trade Grades
76ers get: PG Isaiah Canaan and second-rounder
Rockets get: SG/SF K.J McDaniels
You’d think that Philadelphia can just hang onto some of its players without flipping them all for draft picks. Alas, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Getting a second-rounder for perhaps the best second-round selection in recent memory just doesn’t make sense. That second-round selection is K.J McDaniels. The Clemson product does a bit of everything, averaging 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1 steal, and 1 three per game. McDaniels is going to be a restricted free agent at season's end, as he refused to sign the rookie contract, which is probably the main motive the Sixers had for this trade. Still, with the plethora of cap space they have, you'd think they would be willing to pay a young kid with talent what he's worth. Canaan doesn’t do much to replace McDaniels, with averages of a mere 6 points and 1.5 threes a game, and only adding 1 assist in 15 minutes a game. All in all, a fairly dubious move by a franchise that’s just overloading on draft picks at this point.
Grade: C+
76ers get: PG Isaiah Canaan and second-rounder
Rockets get: SG/SF K.J McDaniels
You’d think that Philadelphia can just hang onto some of its players without flipping them all for draft picks. Alas, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Getting a second-rounder for perhaps the best second-round selection in recent memory just doesn’t make sense. That second-round selection is K.J McDaniels. The Clemson product does a bit of everything, averaging 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1 steal, and 1 three per game. McDaniels is going to be a restricted free agent at season's end, as he refused to sign the rookie contract, which is probably the main motive the Sixers had for this trade. Still, with the plethora of cap space they have, you'd think they would be willing to pay a young kid with talent what he's worth. Canaan doesn’t do much to replace McDaniels, with averages of a mere 6 points and 1.5 threes a game, and only adding 1 assist in 15 minutes a game. All in all, a fairly dubious move by a franchise that’s just overloading on draft picks at this point.
Grade: C+
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