Realistically, this ain't the 90s no more. No one who is a star or superstar are leaving and going to teams unless they are contenders or pretenders in three hot cities like LA, NY or Miami. If you in a tier two city forget about it which is Houston, Atlanta, Orlando and the Bay Area. Philly is a tier 3. They won't get nobody unless they overpay in general with a pretender. As they stand, they have no shot at anyone. Even tier 4 guys asking for the sky.
You just said no max guys are going to sign with the Lakers, which was an outlandish statement which you wisely backtracked on. Aside from that I can't debate hypotheticals with you when you're treating them as absolutes. Realistically smaller markets have a better chance of signing guys than they did in the 90s, due to the internet and the 24/7 news cycle a large market isn't as essential as it once was, and even if it was Philly is the 4th largest TV market in America (behind only NY, LA, & Chicago). Houston, ATL, and Orlando have better weather, but that's it. Philly has just as good a shot if not a better one to sign a guy than ATL and Orlando, and honestly anyone signing in Houston isn't looking to win, at least not as the team is currently constructed. The Bay area we're talking about Golden State and it's not fair to compare them to any team in the league, they have the best team, one of if not the best culture in the league (only team comparable is San Antonio) and are located in one of the most beautiful areas in the world with some of the best weather to match. As the Sixers stand they do have a shot because like I said they are one of the most legendary franchises in the league and they are out to build a lasting dynasty with money being secondary, a player will come along that wants to be part of that because they know if they can make Philly a contender, or bring a chip to Philly they'll be a legend like very few cities can do for a player. Look at AI, dude didn't even win a chip and he's a god in Philly.
