The Sixers ultimately got their guy in the 2019 NBA Draft, but it didn’t come without a price. While in hindsight we can all agree that trading away the 33rd overall pick to Boston in order to move up for Matisse Thybulle was well worth it, but at the time, it looked like a fairly goofy blunder.
After meeting with the Sixers during the pre-draft process, Thybulle and his camp proceeded to shut down the rest of their meetings and workouts moving forward. Revealed following the actual draft, it was discovered that Elton Brand had all but promised Thybulle that he was going to select him in the first round.