The Lions' Pride

Nobody wants him. I believe the only reason Collins pushed to sign him was to justify Collins' push to draft him #1 overall.

If he can give us 10 rebounds a game, hustle and play defense then I'll be happy.

Lakers! Howard is going to kill it with Nash at point. Oh yeah Kobe and Pau are pretty good too. Bring that title back to LA where it belongs!

Orlando is also getting back three 1st round picks (one from each team in the trade) while at the same time shedding salary which is what they preferred at the end of the day.

Okay Im not the only one who thinks that Orlando is the only one in the trade that didn't make out well right? Everyone else is a definite winner except them

Actually IMO Richardson is the one negative in the deal for the Sixers because of his contract. He's signed for another three years at roughly $6M per.

A proven scorer who can shoot the three is okay by me. I'll have to check the cap numbers, they might end up shipping him out anyway.

If Bynum doesn't re-sign with the Sixers, then that would free up a boat load of cap space for the Sixers to become major players in free agency for the next offseason or two. Also, the Sixers could move him at the trade deadline or trade him in the off-season next year via a sign and trade in order to get talent and/or picks back for him.

Ditto.

Adande tweeted earlier that Bynum would stay in Philly. Worst case scenario is the Sixers can sign whoever they want the next year or two, like Hesel said.

Some Potential Free Agents in 2013. 2014 might be even better and deeper.

John Wall
Kyrie Irving
Chris Paul
Eric Bledsoe
Ty Lawson
Monta Ellis
Iggy
James Harden
Tyreke Evans
Josh Smith
Gordon Heyword
Blake Griffen
Serge Ibaka
Al Jefferson
Charlie Villanueva
Dwight Howard
Bynum
Demarcus Cousins
Greg Monroe

Honestly, I think Orlando got a very good deal, compared to others that were rumored. They got rid of bad contracts Duhon, and Richardson (Richardson is good and fits the Sixers' need, but he is a bad contract for a rebuilding team). They added young talent Harkless and Vuc. (I really like Harkless...I think he can be a shutdown defensive SF) I also really like Affalo...I think he is a very solid player. They also added the three future 1st round draft that they wanted.

It might not be sexy (by not adding a big name), but its a solid draft. Plus, the 2015 draft is looks like it going to be a loaded and having multiple picks that year will be huge.

Yes he is "under control". After this coming season he is a potential free agent if they dont pick up his option. Not saying they wont do that, but he is still a potential free agent.

Actually I would put my money on Hawes starting at the 4 this year. Lavoy may eventually beat him out but Hawes next to Bynum wouldn't be the worst idea ever. AB covers up for Hawes defensively and Hawes can space the floor. Start - Jrue/Wright/Turner/Hawes/Bynum with a bench of Ollie/Young/Thad/Allen/Brown. That's a pretty darn good 10-deep if you ask me. I know Ollie is garbage but I doubt we see much backup PG play as both Jrue and ET can play the point.

EDIT: Completely forgo about J-Rich. Bench of Young/Jrich/Thad/Allen/Brown. I think Nick Young is the perfect ignitor-6th man for this team to take Lou's role.

Bill Simmons’ take on Jason Richardson sneaking into this trade.

“It’s amazing that Orlando was so focused on dumping Richardson (someone who easily could have a big comeback year) over dumping Turkoglu (who makes more than Richardson and is what he is). Big mistake. Richardson’s the perfect fit for a low-post threat like Bynum — he spreads the floor and makes 3s. Sneaky-good move by Philly there.”