Some blog floating the rumor that Okafor and the complete protection of next years pick (not sure that's even allowed) to the Lakers for the no. 2 might be something that is in play. Not sure I believe it from LA's side but Philly probably makes that trade in a nano second.
I'd take that trade in less then a nanosecond
Okafor is super good though, I could see him doing a lot better with a shooter like Russell on his team, although I'd imagine bully ball would be traded because Okafor + Randle would be so awful
Id imagine if this was the case, the Lakers would have 0 confidence in getting Durant, or getting any other good player, and next years draft is supposed to be super good, so another tanking year from them, then the Sixer's would have a lineup that's amazing
Noel/Embiid
Saric/Embiid
Ingram/Covington
Free Agent pick up
Simmons/ish
Simmons can still play every position on the court, and wed have a super solid bench with TJ, Richaun Holmes, Carl Landry, and Ish Smith
All we need is an off the ball shooting guard and I can see us becoming a good team.
I'd honestly trade Noel then Okafor, but Noel is probably the less valuable piece, so I doubt we could get a top 3 pick for him. Wonder if the Lakers don't like Ingram for some reason
Also, Bender is moving up really fast on draft boards, I'be also heard that Buddy Held has been shooting lights out in his workouts, including one where he hit 20-25 shots from 5 feet beyond the NBA 3 point line. I have changed my mind entirely on him, I want him on the Sixers