 Complete the following phrase:  Malone became a restricted free agent after the 198182 season. He signed an offer sheet of six-years for 13.2 million with the Philadelphia 76ers on September 2, 1982. The 76ers were coming off a 42 loss in the Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers, whose center, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, dominated their big-man duo of Darryl Dawkins and Caldwell Jones. The Rockets franchise was sold, and the new owners decided that Malones 2 million annual salary did not fit their plans. Houston matched the offer and agreed to trade Malone to the 76ers for Jones and their first-round pick in the 