Finally, some good health news, Sixers fans.
While Zhaire Smith continues an unfortunate trend of Sixers' rookies suffering injuries, two other 2018 draft picks are progressing.
First-round pick Landry Shamet (sprained right ankle) and second-round pick Shake Milton (stress fracture in his back) are both asymptomatic, the team said Monday.
Shamet has been cleared for "light basketball activities" while Milton can "resume limited basketball activities."
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Shamet, a guard out of Wichita State, got banged up in the first half of the Sixers' first summer league game against the Celtics. Shamet logged just 12 minutes before suffering the ankle sprain. He hit 2 of 5 from three for six points during the stint.
Milton never got the opportunity to play in summer league having suffered his injury during the pre-draft process. The 6-foot-6 guard/forward out of SMU is on a two-way contract with the Sixers, meaning he'll spend the majority of his season with the Delaware Blue Coats and can spend no more 45 days with the big club.
Smith, the 16th overall pick acquired in a draft-night trade with the Suns, suffered a Jones fracture in his left foot and underwent successful surgery last week. There's been no timetable for his return.
Both Shamet and Milton offer something the Sixers covet: shooting. Shamet shot 44 percent on 5.1 threes a game in 71 games. Milton was also proficient, shooting 43 percent on 5.1 attempts from distance in 87 games.
The Sixers' rotation should be a tough one to crack this season, but being healthy for camp would be a fine start for Shamet and Milton.