NBA Notes: Sixers, Dean Wade, Celtics, Ron Harper Jr, Knicks

Sixers The Sixers have used just about every dollar available from their non-taxpayer mid-level exception. According to Hoops Rumors, Philadelphia committed nearly the entire exception to the signings of Dean Wade and Anfernee Simons, leaving roughly $44,000 unspent. That may not sound like much, and for now, it isn’t. The remaining money isn’t enough to sign a player today. But Hoops Rumors noted it could become useful late in the regular season, when prorated minimum salaries drop enough for the Sixers to add a free agent or convert a two-way contract without dipping into another exception. There were a couple…