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The Sixers might thread the needle on the gap-year plan thanks to the James Harden trade

In July, Sixers team president Daryl Morey explained his long-term vision for the team in the wake of James Harden’s trade request.

“What we’re attempting to do is have the best team possible this year, but also have the ability that, if we get into a next-season situation, to be a very unique team with the most cap room of a team that’s as good as us,” he told 97.5 The Fanatic’s Anthony Gargano. “That’s a very unique situation to have.”

Three-and-a-half months later, he appears to have accomplished that mission.

The Sixers are sending Harden, P.