The Nets have deferred the first-round picked owed to them by the Sixers until 2023, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). June 1 was the deadline for Brooklyn to inform the NBA of its decision, Wojarowski notes.
Philadelphia confirmed the news that it will control the No. 23 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, tweets Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers have the ability to trade the pick starting June 23, which is draft night, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks (via Twitter). However, due to conditional protections on future picks owed to the Thunder and Nets, the ’22 first-rounder is the lone first the Sixers can deal away, as Marks relays.
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The Nets acquired the pick with the option of pushing it back until ’23 as part of the trade that sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and two first-round picks — ’22 or ’23 and ’27 (top-eight protected) — to Brooklyn in exchange for James Harden. Philadelphia’s ’23 first-round pick, which the Nets now officially control, is unprotected, so Brooklyn’s front office is hoping for a down season from the Sixers — assuming the Nets don’t trade it for immediate help this summer.
Although the Nets no longer have a pick in the upcoming draft, they still have the ability to purchase a second-round pick from another team, according to Marks (Twitter link). Brooklyn sent the maximum amount of cash allowed in 2021/22 to Detroit in a prior trade, but that will replenish once the new league year begins on July 1, so a theoretical trade wouldn’t be finalized until that point.
The Sixers also don’t control a second-rounder at the moment, but they still have $3,785,000 to buy one from another team, if they so choose (assuming, of course, that other teams are willing to deal them away, which is quite common later in the second round).
The full 2022 NBA draft order can be found right here.
Makes sense with the nets first round picks going to the rockets for the next 3 even years
I wish they had taken it, but hopefully we can find a rotational piece at 23
They’ll trade the pick to get rid of Tobias Harris. Probably to the Thunder
I’d like to see 76ers trade Harden and the pick for LeBron
After Harden signs 4 year $160m …..
Lol
another joke
After Harden signs 4-year contract $160M and if Harden is injured his hammy again, 76ers would have to trade Harden for Westbrook.
Westbrook is always waiting there for trade.
76ers have no cap and no depth, if Embiid is injured, Nets expect the lottery pick from 76ers?
That may be a good bet to take
76ers are looking or a 3rd superstar. probably SF or PF, and will likely include this pick in the trade. Should have kept Butler and traded Simmons 3 years ago. They messed up big time.
…and if they had drafted Tatum over Fultz.
Every Philly fan I know was fine with any of the three lonzo, fultz, Tatum. What they gave up to draft fultz was stupid. Everyone knew Boston wasn’t taking a point guard they had Kyrie and rozier and smart. Boston was drafting Tatum no matter what. They weren’t going to trade out and risk losing Tatum out of top 3. Everyone knew LA was taking lonzo if he was there.
Exactly, Ainge totally gamed Colangelo.
Always draft the duke guy
Tobias, first round pick, Austin reeves, and Horton for Bradley Beal
Uhhh lakers aren’t on the 76ers
Can this site stop with the creepy Ukrainian sex bride ads?
They don’t pick individual ads….
I never seen that ad
Googles adsense is most likely what they use
Philly would be a fool to sign Harden for big money. They are not winning a chip with Doc as the coach. As A Celtic one must be happy with the turmoil there and in Lakerland.
Doc playoffs underachieved 4 times with Chris Paul, 1 time with Kawhi, one time with Simmons
This year it is normal achievement
Paul has gone on to choke in the playoffs year after year as well. Not all on Doc.
this pick will be dealt on draft night along with Harris or Thybulle…maybe both? for a 3rd “star”…..the last thing this team needs
The popular pick if they keep it is Lydell from Ohio State. I’d say it’s more than likely they trade this pick but I’d take him.
I meant Liddell