{"id":1468,"date":"2026-06-24T07:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:13:31","slug":"the-sixers-couldnt-pass-up-labaron-philon-jr-after-he-fell-in-our-lap-at-no-22-overall-in-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1468","title":{"rendered":"The Sixers \u2018couldn\u2019t pass up\u2019 Labaron Philon Jr. after he \u2018fell in our lap\u2019 at No. 22 overall in NBA draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mike Gansey made his first move as 76ers&#8217; president of basketball operations on Tuesday, selecting Alabama\u2019s Labaron Philon Jr., with the No. 22 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1466\">USMNT players are waiting with everyone else to learn what changes will come in the group stage finale<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After his official introduction on June 11 as the team\u2019s new leader, the draft was the first item on the docket. In his opening press conference, Gansey said explicitly that he viewed the 22nd overall pick as one of the critical tools to improve next year\u2019s roster. He liked the range of players expected to be available for the Sixers at 22, but as the Alabama guard dropped down the board, he became the obvious choice.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was the highest guy on our board at 22,\u201d Gansey said. \u201cWe had him higher than that. You look at our roster, we need help in every position, one through five. Obviously we have the big four, but we need guys outside of it. I think he fits. He\u2019s another guard, so now we focus in other areas on the roster, but he\u2019s someone that just fell in our lap.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The guard played two seasons at Alabama, averaging 22 points, 5 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in his sophomore season. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nick Nurse said he sees Philon as a player who \u201ccan play right away,\u201d and the Sixers needed to add depth at every position. Tyrese Maxey averaged the most minutes per game in the NBA last season. VJ Edgecombe was 11th. Gansey said he doesn\u2019t necessarily see Philon playing alongside those two in a three-guard lineup, but expects him to give both of those players more rest next season, and to get Maxey working off the ball more. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Philon was also the right culture fit with his competitiveness and hunger, Gansey said. He emphasized that he\u2019s looking for \u201cfountains, not drains.\u201d and wants players who want to be in Philadelphia and will help build a team culture that\u2019s been missing the last few seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1464\">Pennsauken\u2019s Yaxel Lendeborg selected by Golden State Warriors in first round of NBA draft<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHis mentality, I think fits the way I want guys, and especially with Coach Nurse,\u201d Gansey said. \u201cNick wants guys who play the right way, play with some edge and toughness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>No. 22 overall was the only pick the Sixers owned heading into draft night, but it might not be the only selection the Sixers make in this year\u2019s draft. Gansey said the team will \u201cbe aggressive\u201d in attempting to trade back up into the second round if a player they like is available. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If the Sixers bypass the second round, free agency will be the team\u2019s next big opportunity to improve the roster ahead of opening night.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Picking Philon doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that pending free agent Quentin Grimes is out the door, Gansey said, adding that the front office was engaged with both Grimes and Kelly Oubre Jr. as free agency approaches. But it does open up the opportunity for the Sixers to let Grimes walk and use that money to upgrade at other positions, if they so choose.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt just takes a little pressure off Tyrese and VJ, when you have another ballhandler,\u201d Gansey said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to get another ball handler too. We can\u2019t rely on a rookie point guard, but I just think he\u2019s just too talented, too young, that where he was at the draft, we couldn\u2019t pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1462\">First-round pick Labaron Philon brings ball-handling, shooting ability, and playmaking to the Sixers<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHe was the highest guy on our board at 22,\u201d said Mike Gansey, who made his first big decision as the Sixers&#8217; president of basketball operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Sixers \u2018couldn\u2019t pass up\u2019 Labaron Philon Jr. after he \u2018fell in our lap\u2019 at No. 22 overall in NBA draft - 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