The bet has not been paid, but the dream was made.
Before last June’s NBA draft, Sixers small forward Jerami Grant bet his brother Jerian a substantial sum that he wouldn’t get picked higher than Jerami did — No. 39 in 2014.
It wasn’t close. Jerian, a Notre Dame senior, was taken 19th by the Hawks, knowing they’d be trading his rights to the Knicks for Tim Hardaway Jr.
“I’m giving him some time to pay it,’’ Jerian said.
“I’ll pay him for sure,’’ Jerami added.
Monday at the Garden was a seminal moment for the brothers — sons of former NBA forward Harvey Grant, nephews of Horace Grant of Chicago Bulls fame.