The Sixers got their player but they had to trade up to get him.
The Sixers traded pick Nos. 24 (Ty Jerome) and 33 (Carsen Edwards) to Boston for the rights to draft Matisse Thybulle at No. 20. Named after the painter, Matisse is an artists on defense. He's 6-foot-5 with a reported 7-foot wingspan and avergaes 3.5 steals and 2.3 blocks playing as a free safety.
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