Here’s good news via Shams, so let’s hope he’s right:
The Sixers have Oklahoma City’s pick, which means they’ll have the 21st selection in the draft. This is the best possible scenario that could have played out when they re-acquired the pick via the Markelle Fultz/Jonathon Simmons trade.
Quick refresher:
The selection was top-20 protected, so landing at #21 overall means it just happened to work out perfectly. If it ended up falling within the top-20, it would have instead conveyed as a pair of future second round draft picks.
For a little more context, the last five players selected at #21 are Brandon Clarke, Grayson Allen, Terrance Ferguson, DeAndre’ Bembry, and Justin Anderson.