The Sixers had the 24th, 33rd, 34th, 42nd, and 54th picks in last night’s NBA Draft.

They used one of those picks, the 54th pick.

Four of the selections were traded throughout the night, beginning with the 24th pick. The Sixers moved up to 20 and traded with the Celtics for the 24th (Ty Jerome, who went to Phoenix) and 33rd (Carsen Edwards) picks in order to select Washington small forward Matisse Thybulle. It was rumored a team made a promise to Thybulle, which was why he didn’t have any workouts throughout the draft process. That team was the Sixers. And Danny Ainge played that to his advantage.

Then came the 34th pick. The Sixers took Bruno Fernando, but then traded him to the Hawks in exchange for the 57th pick, Atlanta’s 2020 second round pick, and the highest second round pick between Atlanta, Charlotte, and Brooklyn in 2023.

Up next was the 42nd pick, which was Admiral Schofield, but that got traded earlier in the night along with Jonathon Simmons to the Wizards for cash considerations.


The Sixers used their only pick they had entering the night at 54, selecting Iowa State small forward Marial Shayok. Three picks later, they selected Tennessee point guard Jordan Bone before they shipped him to Detroit for $2 million and Miami’s 2024 second-round pick, which is heavily protected.

So, was it a good night? A bad night? We don’t know. The initial reaction was a bad night given how many players the Sixers gave up, including guys like Edwards, Fernando, and Bone. But could that mean the Sixers are running it back? And then some? Like…Kawhi Leonard?

The Clippers and Raptors are at the front of the line, but Leonard POSSIBLY taking a meeting with the Knicks, Sixers, and maybe the Nets is a good thing. But I wouldn’t bet on him joining the Sixers.

The Roundup:

While the Sixers were drafting, the Phillies were sucking again. They lost to the Nationals 7-4 to finish 1-5 on their NL East road trip. Not great!

The game was tied at three entering the bottom of the sixth when Anthony Rendon hit a solo home run and Victor Robles went deep with a three-run dinger.

Nick Pivetta went 5 1/3 and gave up six runs off seven hits with two strikeouts. Jay Bruce had two RBI and Jean Segura hit a solo homer.

The Phils will try to pick up the pieces this weekend as they host the Marlins for a three-game set starting tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Aaron Nola takes the mound against Sandy Alcantara. Who knows who pitches Saturday and Sunday.

The NHL Draft begins tonight with Round 1 at 8 PM on NBCSN. The Flyers have the 11th pick. Rounds 2-7 are Saturday.

Could the Flyers trade one of their younger defensemen?

I hope they would rather keep him, Pierre.

In other sports news, Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and RJ Barrett went 1-2-3 to the Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Knicks respectively. Not a surprise.

Oregon center Bol Bol slipped to 44 to the Heat, who then traded him to Denver.

In the middle of the draft, the NHL announced rule changes for next season. That’s a good news dump.

LaVar Ball won’t be on any ESPN programs in the near future.

Carrie Underwood, the NFL, and NBC are being sued for the “Sunday Night Football” theme.

In the news, there was a huge fire at a refinery in Southwest Philadelphia.

President Trump ordered a military strike on Iran, but pulled out at the last second.