NBA Trade Verdict

Clippers Win

The Tobias Harris sale was a strong Clippers win because Los Angeles converted an expiring high-level scorer into Landry Shamet and a deep draft package that strengthened the 2019 superstar pivot.

February 6, 2019 LA Clippers / Philadelphia 76ers Record confidence: High

LA Clippers Received

  • Player Landry Shamet
  • Player Wilson Chandler
  • Player Mike Muscala
  • Draft Pick draft pick(s) (first-round pick protected top 14 in 2020-22, else 2023 second-round pick, 2024 second-round pick (2020 #19-Saddiq Bey); 2021 first-round pick (#18-Tre Mann); 2021 second-round pick (#32-Jeremiah Robinson-Earl); 2023 second-round pick (#31-James Nnaji)

Trade Analysis

Philadelphia received Tobias Harris for a playoff push, but Los Angeles extracted Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala and a substantial draft package rather than risk losing Harris without comparable return. The draft capital included the Miami first that became especially valuable in later Clippers maneuvering, and the deal increased the franchise's flexibility heading into the 2019 offseason. Harris was a very good player for Philadelphia, so the transaction was not empty value on the other side, but the amount and strategic usefulness of the Clippers' return support the A- / Clippers Win result.