Joel Embiid is the only member of the Philadelphia 76ers' 2023-24 roster who has fully guaranteed, option-free money coming to him next season.
Yes, Tyrese Maxey is a virtual lock to return on a max contract in restricted free agency. But you get the idea: No team has the potential to undergo more offseason change than the blank-slate Sixers.
One could make a case for some continuity. Kyle Lowry, Kelly Oubre Jr., Nicolas Batum, De'Anthony Melton and Buddy Hield would all have roles on next year's team, but it's difficult to say any of them are locks to return. Even Tobias Harris might make sense if the Sixers could get him back at, say, a little less than half of last year's $39.3 million pay rate. But given the frustration that mounted among fans (and probably the front office) as Harris underperformed on his now-expired contract, Philadelphia might not want the veteran forward back at any price.
The Sixers' enormous $62 million pile of cap space is dwarfed only by their ambition to use it on splashy outside signings or trades. One way or another, huge chunks of that cash will go to players who weren't on last year's roster.
