THE The Philadelphia 76ers had an incredible offseason marked by the addition of Paul George in free agency. The Sixers managed to lure George away from the The Los Angeles Clippers heading to the East Coast to form an elite Big 3 with Joel Embiid And Tyrese Maxey.

There could also have been another major addition in the offseason. DeMar DeRozanwho landed with the Sacramento Kings in free agency via a 3-team sign-and-trade deal, revealed the Sixers were an option for him before heading to Sacramento.

DeRozan said on “Podcast P with Paul George”:

I was thinking about Philly. Philly was definitely an option. The Lakers were always an option, the Clippers were an option, and the Heat were an option. Those teams were definitely a legitimate option for me that I was considering.

DeRozan averaged 24.0 points, 5.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds during the 2023-24 season for the The Chicago BullsHe would not reproduce these figures in Philadelphiabut he would be another scorer the Sixers would be able to put on the court. He also transformed into a terrific passer and playmaker late in his stellar career.

DeRozan also has a history with, of course, Kyle Lowry and coach Nick Nurse from their days together with the Toronto Raptors. Nurse was an assistant coach at Toronto when DeRozan was playing there before being traded to San Antonio Spurs by the 2019 deadline in the Kawhi Leonard agreement.

This article was originally published on Sixers Wire: DeMar DeRozan reveals Sixers were an option before signing with Kings

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