The lottery for the 2022 NBA draft was decided on Tuesday: The Orlando Magic earned the No. 1 pick in the draft scheduled to take place on June 23 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
At the moment, the Philadelphia 76ers do not have a draft pick. They traded their first-rounder to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal to acquire James Harden. However, there is still a chance the Sixers can have a pick in the upcoming draft.
It will depend on the Nets. The Sixers sent an unprotected 2022 first-round pick to the Nets as part of the deal, but Brooklyn has the option of delaying that pick until 2023. The Nets have until June 1 to make that decision.
It is confirmed. And Brooklyn has to decide by June 1st, per a source. Feel the excitement! https://t.co/CbHvfWlCXq
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) February 11, 2022
This year, the pick is the 23rd. Among the players that are likely to be available at that point and who could make a difference for the Sixers are Wendell Moore Jr. out of Duke, Jaden Hardy from G League Ignite and Christian Braun from Kansas.
The Sixers need help on the wings, so if the Nets delay the pick until 2023, there are a number of wings in this draft that can help Philadelphia.
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