The Sixers hung in all night, but the offense stalled down the stretch while the Bucks got to play by a different set of rules and eventually pulled away, 114-105.
The Sixers' moves ahead of Thursday afternoon's trade deadline spoke muffledly, so president of basketball operations Daryl Morey did the talking ahead of Friday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Sixers are trading fan-favorite guard Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks for Cam Payne and a 2027 second-round pick, according to multiple reports.