NBA Trade Rumors: Andre Drummond, Caleb Martin Among 76ers Eyed By Multiple Teams
January 30, 2025
Multiple teams have expressed trade interest in Philadelphia 76ers players including Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele, according to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto.
According to Scotto, "numerous contenders" have reached out to the Sixers about Martin, while "teams searching for backup center depth" are watching Drummond.
Yabusele has meanwhile received interest from teams including the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, according to Scotto.
NBA insider Marc Stein previously reported Yabusele has "already received multiple trade offers from playoff-bound teams" and that the 76ers had also received interest in Eric Gordon.
"The belief is that the Sixers want to gauge results over the next week-plus before firming up their trade deadline approach," Stein wrote Monday.
The Sixers have strung together four straight wins and head into the weekend just outside the play-in bubble. It is not yet clear if the team will sell by Feb. 6.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reported last week, at the tail end of a seven-game losing streak, that "there has been some talk of the 76ers being sellers."
The four-game win streak since then has muddied the waters regarding the Sixers' plans. This roster, built to be a win-now team following the addition of Paul George this offseason, sits just four games out of a guaranteed playoff spot despite early injury struggles.
Even if the Sixers consider themselves a playoff contender, however, the team could decide to address the fact that they currently sit more than $10 million over the luxury tax line (h/t Spotrac.)
Sending out Martin's $8.1 million deal, which increases over the next two seasons with a player option for 2027-28, or Drummond's $5 million contract with a player option for next season, could potentially help the Sixers chip away at that overage if they take on less salary in return.
Yabusele is on the smallest contract of the three, with an expiring cap hit of just over $2 million, but a trade could help the Sixers recoup something for the forward rather than risk losing him in unrestricted free agency.
Whether the Sixers will be able to make a playoff run depends in large part on George and Joel Embiid staying healthy in the postseason. Given that Embiid is set to sit out a 14th straight game on Friday with a left knee injury, that seems anything but guaranteed.
The results of a tank are also uncertain, given that the Sixers could sell at the deadline and still end up outside the top five picks in the upcoming lottery.
It sounds like other playoff contenders around the league will be watching to whether the 76ers decide to sell or stand pat.