One player they could acquire straight-up for Martin is Detroit Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio. Fontecchio is regarded as a stretch forward, so he fits well on a team that needs more help at power forward, like the Sixers.
He hasn’t had the best season with the Pistons, as they’ve made his role smaller thanks to the additions of Tobias Harris and Ron Holland. He’s currently shooting 34.5% from three, but he is a career 37.1% shooter from three. With his current low value, he’s an ideal buy-low trade candidate.
How a trade could work between the Sixers and Pistons
FanSided proposed the following trade between the Sixers and Detroit Pistons.
Sixers receive: Fontecchio
Pistons receive: KJ Martin, draft capital
Fontecchio has been brought up as a Sixers target before, and it makes sense. He’s a shooter with size, and that’s something they need.
His low shooting might be due to playing for a team with little spacing. Fontecchio might thrive playing next to scorers who can find open shooters. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Jared McCain provide enough prowess that Fontecchio might get open more often than ever.
Better players than Fontecchio might be available, but they might cost draft assets. The Sixers will be hesitant to part with draft assets because they’ve already traded quite a few in the past. Fontecchio works so well as a potential trade target because it’s likely that he wouldn’t cost that much.