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Since buying the team in 2011, Josh Harris and the Sixers have only paid luxury tax in two seasons (2020-21 and 2021-22), with a total bill around $40M across 15 years.

For context:

• Many contenders pay $50M–$170M in a single season
• Traded Jared McCain partly to stay under the tax again this year
• Harris is a multi-billionaire who owns the Commanders and Devils

He’s said he’s willing to pay when it’s time to win, but that time never seems to come.

Ownership treats this as a business that needs to stay profitable rather than going all-in for a championship.