The Sixers Trade The 23rd Pick For DeAnthony Melton
DENVER, CO - APRIL 07: DeAnthony Melton #0 of the Memphis Grizzlies dribbles against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on April 7, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Mito/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia 76ers will not be taking a player in the 2022 draft, instead electing to trade the 23rd pick and Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard DeAnthony Melton. This according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
Philadelphia is trading the No. 23 pick to Memphis for DeAnthony Melton, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2022
Melton, a former 2nd round pick, is still just 24 years old. Last season with Memphis Melton averaged 10.8 PPG, 2.7 APG, and 4.5 RPG. Melton came off the bench primarily for the Grizzlies, but he did start 15 games last season.
He has improved every single season in the NBA, and he will enter his 5th with the Sixers
Pat is Philly through and through, having grown up in the Oxford Circle of Northeast Philadelphia. He attended Cardinal Dougherty High School, and it was at CD that a teacher suggested he should pursue a career in sports radio. He worked his way up the ranks and joined the morning show in June of 2020. As a content creator for 97.5 The Fanatic he writes about Eagles, Sixers, Phillies and Flyers. Follow Pat on Twitter @Pat_Egan
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