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PHILADELPHIA — Buddy Hield was still in bed around 9 a.m. Thursday, unsure if he would need the Indiana Pacers’ scouting report for that night’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Then, his agent, Diana Day, called with news that a trade was “75 percent done.” “For Philly?” Hield asked. “Well, I’ve been hearing that a long time. It never happens.” This time, it did. And by Friday night, Hield was already firing 21 shots as part of the short-handed 76ers’ starting lineup. Ditto for point guard Cameron Payne, who also joined in a deadline-day deal with the Milwaukee Bucks. Yet amid the a…

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