The Philadelphia 76ers only made one deal before the 3 p.m. EST trade deadline on Thursday when they acquired Jalen McDaniels from the Charlotte Hornets in a 3-team deal that sent Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Sixers also acquired a 2024 second-round pick via the New York Knicks and a 2029 second-round pick via the Trail Blazers. The deal gets the Sixers below the luxury tax line so they did what they set out to do in terms of shedding salary.
McDaniels is in his fourth season after being the 52nd overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Hornets. He has career averages of 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 34.2% from deep.
Read on to learn more of what the Sixers are getting with McDaniels: