The Philadelphia 76ers received some help from the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in terms of their draft status for 2020.
Heading into this NBA restart, the one concern other than playoff positioning was the status of their draft pick which depended on the Thunder winning enough games to stay away from the top 20. If Oklahoma City lost too many games, then the Sixers would have lost that pick which is top 20 protected.
On Wednesday night, the pick officially became Philadelphia’s to own as former Sixer Mike Muscala drilled a 3-pointer late to lift the Thunder over the Miami Heat 116-115. The win guaranteed that Oklahoma City would stay out of the top 20 and the first-round pick would belong to the Sixers.
The Thunder win it 116-115. The Sixers will keep their 1st round pick. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) August 13, 2020
Now that the Sixers know they will have a first-round pick in the draft come October, they can add another nice piece to their arsenal. One would think they would target a shooter.
In the meantime, they do have bigger fish to fry as they turn their attention to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs. [lawrence-related id=36760,36757,36754]