Maybe, somehow, you missed the LeBron tracker on ESPN. Maybe you missed the free agency summit between James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Maybe you missed Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce opting out of their contracts to pursue free agency. And maybe, just maybe, you thought the Sixers had a chance to sign just one of them.

Maybe you also haven’t been paying attention to the Sixers for the past two seasons. If so, congratulations.

Things are looking up for your 76ers, with the drafting of Evan Turner last week, the hiring of Doug Collins and the addition through subtraction of trading Samuel “Don’t blame me” Dalembert, all of which has occurred in the last six weeks.

Unfortunately, Andre Iguodala ($12.3 mil for 2010-11), Elton Brand ($15.96 mil for 2010-11) and Ed Stefanski (the man who gave out those ludicrous contracts) are still here. For a team attempting to transition from underachieving and overpaid players to young and up-and-coming talent, these contracts are killers—especially when one’s mind starts to wonder towards what could have been for the Sixers in 2010 free agency.

The Top 11 free agents the Sixers will watch sign somewhere else

1A. LeBron James

1B. Dwyane Wade

2. Chris Bosh

3. Dirk Nowitzki

4. Amar’e Stoudemire

5. Joe Johnson

6. Paul Pierce

7. Carlos Boozer

8. David Lee

9. Ray Allen

10. John Salmons

If the Sixers’ brass had demonstrated any patience in the 2008 offseason, instead of signing Brand (which I’ll admit favoring at the time) and overpaying for Iguodala, a restricted free agent at the time, they could have been in a position to be right in the middle of negotiations with at least one of these players come tomorrow.

Instead, they’ll be sitting and watching with the rest of the world (as ESPN is characterizing the audience for King James’ decision) at midnight tonight when the free agent negotiation period officially kicks off. Or, more likely, they’ll be sleeping, knowing full well they have nothing better to do on perhaps the biggest day for the NBA in 2010.