Maximum salary contracts with huge payouts guaranteed could limit future moves as the Sixers look to move beyond a dismal sub-.500 record.
The Sixers have 20 games left in this mess of a season. The final crawl continues Sunday night when the Sixers host the Jazz, with both teams benefitting more from a hypothetical loss than a win.
Utah aims to stop its 11-game road losing streak with a win against Philadelphia. Sunday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads.
Nick Nurse realizes that the 76ers' key players, like Kelly Oubre Jr and Guerschon Yabusele, are being over-extended.