After making three trades earlier in the evening, netting one player in the form of Matisse Thybulle, the Sixers selected an honest-to-goodness basketball player with the 54th overall pick.
Shayok started his collegiate career at Virginia, before transferring to Iowa State for his senior season. The 6-foot-6 Canadian averaged 18.7 points per game in the Cyclones’ up-tempo system, while shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from 3. He turns 24 years old next month. Here’s an in-depth analyis:
I was lower on Shayok than most because I don’t think he defends. But it’s a good fit with the Sixers because he shoots the shit out of it.