The 2019 NBA draft is in the books. It was Elton Brand’s first go-round as head of the “collaborative front office.” Reactions on Twitter ran the gamut from some initial jubilation around the trade up for and selection of Matisse Thybulle. And then the mood started to sour as the Sixers had to watch a prospect they were linked to, Carsen Edwards, go one spot ahead of them to the rival Celtics because of the trade they made. Then gas hit the flames as the Sixers didn’t make selections with their next few picks.
The first round and the trade
The Sixers process here was very murky and unnecessarily limiting.