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Although the deal has not yet been made official, sources tell cleveland.com that the Cavaliers are working through the proper steps to get Hezonja released from his Real Madrid pact and there is no concern about the agreed-to deal being in jeopardy. Cleveland’s expectation is Hezonja will be in the team’s every-night rotation, providing much-needed frontcourt depth after the team lost versatile forward Dean Wade to the Sixers in free agency.
Bob Myers didn’t mind laying out a case for the Sixers, who feel they’ve seriously strengthened their team by trading for Jaylen Brown. They’ve also drafted Labaron Philon Jr. and signed Dean Wade, Anfernee Simons and Ariel Hukporti. “When you’re talking about the Sixers, if he was here I’d say, ‘I honestly believe this is your best chance to win. You have to decide all the other things that are equally important.’ It’s his life, right? He has to play. He has to face the scrutiny of his decision,” Myers said. “Half the people will say, ‘You should’ve done this’ or ‘You should’ve done that’ and criticize him for whatever. It’s his life; he’s been through all that. What I would just say is, ‘If it’s about winning, let’s talk about this team, because you can win here in Philadelphia.’”
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Adam Aaronson: Sixers jersey number notes: • VJ Edgecombe’s preferred jersey number is 7, which Kyle Lowry wore last year. Other Sixers wanted it, too. Now it belongs to Jaylen Brown. • No. 45 was Dean Wade’s dad’s number during his college football career at Kansas State. That’s why Wade is wearing it here.
Austin Krell: Dean Wade deal with Sixers is official. He'll wear 45.
Yossi Gozlan: This is more than Ariel Hukporti's minimum salary, so this will likely come from the Sixers' mid-level exception. They have $6 million remaining after signing Dean Wade last night.
Jake Fischer: Dean Wade's deal with the Sixers has a partial guarantee in Year 4, per source. In Portland, I'm told Robert Williams' extension is fully guaranteed at $14 million for this season, but just $5 million guaranteed in Year 2, which becomes fully guaranteed if he plays 50 games this 2026-27 campaign. Then, Year 3 is entirely non-guaranteed, but becomes fully guaranteed if Williams plays 50 games in 27-28. Wonky...
Michael Scotto: Dean Wade's 4-year, $39 million deal with the 76ers includes a fourth-year partial guarantee. Other teams who showed significant interest in Wade included the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Detroit Pistons, sources said.
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Keith Smith: Dean Wade's contract will come out of the Non-Taxpayer MLE for the Philadelphia 76ers. They'll now be hard-capped at the first apron. Sixers have roughly $16.6M in space under the first apron with two open standard roster spots.
Shams Charania: Free agent forward Dean Wade has agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN. Several contenders pursued the former Cavaliers forward, who has become an indispensable defending and shooting frontcourt piece.
Chris Fedor: Despite the LeBron James news and #Cavs being interested, sources tell @clevelanddotcom that Cleveland has remained engaged in conversations with free agent Dean Wade about the possibility of him returning.
