Updated: Friday, 2:30 a.m.
After all of their wheeling and dealing in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft, the Sixers finally ended up with a player they want (we think).
The Mavericks used the 54th overall selection to take SMU guard Malik "Shake" Milton, who comes to Philadelphia after the Sixers traded picks Nos. 56 and 60 to Dallas.
Ultimately, the Mavs ended up with Louisville center Raymond Spalding (No. 56) and Dayton forward Kostas Antetokounmpo (No. 60).
This was after the Sixers shipped pick No. 38, Khyri Thomas, to the Detroit Pistons and reportedly dealt No. 39 Isaac Bonga to the Lakers (see story).
Milton is a lanky point guard at 6-6, 205 pounds with plenty of scoring ability. He averaged 18.0 points last season to go along with 3.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals per contest.
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Like the Sixers' other draft picks of the night in Zhaire Smith and Landry Shamet, Milton is dangerous from three-point range. He never shot less than 42.3 percent on three-pointers during his three years at SMU.
"I feel like the trades that we made to acquire future picks and to move up closer to somebody that we really like like Shake Milton, I think that the room was fantastic in organizing and allowing us to do that," Sixers head coach and interim general manager Brett Brown said.
