Sixers exchange Richaun Holmes at Phoenix Suns to sign Jonah Bolden

The 76ers continue to redo their alignment.

This morning, the team traded Richaun Holmes' reserve center against the Phoenix Suns in exchange for money, according to the source. This decision allowed the Sixers to grant Jonah Bolden a four-year contract worth $ 7 million. The last two years are not guaranteed, according to a league source.

This happens a day after the Sixers agreed to acquire Mike Muscala in a three-team exchange. However, sources told the Inquirer, the trade will not be over in the coming days because the Sixers are working on another move.

According to one source, the team had discussions about Jerryd Bayless's trade at the Cleveland Cavaliers. Korver

The Sixers will send the swingman Justin Anderson to the Hawks and shooter Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot to Oklahoma City Thunder in the trade. One source said the trade could take up to 10 days to complete while the Sixers pursue another deal

Bolden's will join the team for this upcoming season should not be a surprise. Former Sixers General Manager Bryan Colangelo said that it was the plan on May 11th. Bolden reiterated this to the Inquirer on July 5th.

The hope was that he would have joined the team last season after being the 36th) pick in the NBA 2017 draft. However, the Sixers did not have a available space for the Australian.

Thus, on July 21, 2017, the power forward signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and EuroLeague. But the plan was still for him to play for only one season. He used his NBA-out clause in his contract to join the Sixers this season

Bolden struggled offensively in this month's NBA Summer League and had a lower season this year in Europe.

However, at Holmes, the Sixers

The 24-year-old athlete earned an average of 6.5 points in 48 games with two starts last season. The Sixers used the 37th overall pick (second round) in the 2015 draft. Holmes averaged 7.4 points in 156 games with 20 career starts