Turning over the Cavaliers roster in five trades

With the consummation of the Jimmy Butler trade, the 76ers appear to be finished messing around. The Process was cute, watching Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons bloom into stars was fun, but the Philadelphia ownership is clearly ready to go for it.

They’ve gotten off to a rockier start than most expected and a top-four seed isn’t the sure thing it was a few months ago. Butler obviously raises their ceiling, but bringing in some respected veterans should quell the choppy waters, fill out the leftover extra minutes in the rotation and give them more experience once the postseason rolls around.

The 76ers now have plenty of high volume ball handlers. Through their first 14 games, they rank 24th in 3-point percentage. Their next moves should be about adding more sharpshooters around the Butler-Embiid-Simmons troika. In Kyle Korver, they’d basically be getting a clone of J.J. Redick for their second line. They could even get creative and throw out funky lineups with Korver and Redick together, forcing defenses to stay super honest and pick their poison.

Channing Frye would give them another big man option off the bench who can shoot. Amir Johnson looked cooked last year, so siphoning those minutes to someone else would be a nice incremental boost.

Plus, whatever settling veteran presence Korver and Frye lend can’t hurt, since, you know, Butler hasn’t exactly been the most affable locker room presence.

This deal would also need to be finalized after Dec. 15 since Frye signed as a free agent this past summer.