When the Sixers first acquired Butler in 2018, they only had to trade Robert Covington and Dario Saric with no first-round picks. Butler had been making himself a nuisance with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which destroyed his trade value.

The Philadelphia 76ers concluded their six-game road trip with a 4-2 record and a resounding win over the Brooklyn Nets. Slowly but surely, the Sixers — now with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul Geo