The Sixers will know a little bit more about the tools at their disposal this offseason within the next 72 hours.
Philadelphia surrendered 2022 and 2027 first-round draft picks to the Nets to complete the James Harden trade in February. The 2027 pick is protected 1 through 8. If the Sixers land in the top 8 of the lottery in that draft, it then conveys as a 2028 first-rounder with the same protections. If that does not convey, the pick becomes a 2028 second-round selection and $2 million cash.
The 2022 first-round ticket is obviously the more pressing subject at the moment. The Nets have the right to defer that pick one year. They must decide whether or not they’ll defer the pick on June 1.
There is a bit of semantic house-keeping to be done regarding the deferral. To defer, Brooklyn sends written notice to the Sixers and league office before 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on June 1. That 2023 first-round pick is unprotected.
If Brooklyn does not notify the Sixers and league office prior to June 2, the Nets will receive the Sixers’ 2022 first-round pick. That is the 23rd selection in this summer’s draft.
Brooklyn General Manager Sean Marks seemed to lean towards keeping the pick in his end of season press conference. But, he left the door to the other option open. “We’re going through as if we’re trying to find somebody for this team, that can help us move forward with. So, obviously if we find a group that we think is going to be there, we’ll keep the pick. That’s what we’re planning on right now, but we’ll see,” Marks said.
Ever since that quote was delivered, though, information made public has indicated otherwise.
A source familiar with the Nets’ thinking expects Brooklyn to defer the pick to 2023.
If Brooklyn follows that expectation, the Sixers will have their own first-round pick in the upcoming draft.
The Sixers can either use that pick and make a selection, or they can…
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