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The Sixers’ lack of young talent and the NBA’s evolving trade market made Lauri Markkanen an unlikely Plan B behind Paul George

Mikal Bridges was traded for five first-round picks. There is no such thing as equitable value for a player like Markkanen or Bridges in a deal based solely on draft picks.

The Sixers are unlikely to land Lauri Markkanen (right) of the Utah Jazz in a trade.
The Sixers are unlikely to land Lauri Markkanen (right) of the Utah Jazz in a trade.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by David Murphy | Columnist
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