No matter what the Sixers’ roster looks like following Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, Wednesday night’s 108-101 loss to the Miami Heat — a team embroiled in a weeks-long standoff with its now-former star — may have revealed an important area the Sixers need to improve upon after the forthcoming NBA All-Star break: A culture of resilience.

The NBA trade deadline has officially passed. The deals are done. Teams have positioned themselves nicely for the stretch run in the season. The arms race is heating up in both conferences as teams look to make their run toward a title.

Rather than spending assets on win-now pieces to salvage their lost season at the NBA trade deadline, the Sixers instead pivoted into more of a youth movement.