Within the first day two of NBA Draft historical past Thursday, the Sixers took UCLA large man Adem Bona with the forty first general choose.
He averaged 12.4 factors, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per sport for the Bruins final season. He was named the Pac-12 Defensive Participant of the 12 months for the 2023-24 season.
In Bona, the Sixers purchase arguably the perfect athlete within the draft. He had the very best standing vertical of any participant on the NBA Draft Mix. He additionally has legit NBA measurement at 6-foot-8 (with out sneakers) and a freakish 7-4 wingspan. He’s a robust rim protector, but additionally possesses the power to change on the perimeter.
Bona is a local of Nigeria, however moved to Turkey on the age of 13 to pursue basketball. He moved to the U.S. to play highschool basketball at Prolific Prep in California. He was a five-star recruit and dedicated to UCLA, the place he spent two seasons.
He’s uncooked, however Bona is without doubt one of the most bodily gifted gamers within the draft class. As Daryl Morey has made clear, he’s going to take the perfect participant obtainable, no matter match or age.
A facet word: that is the choose the Sixers acquired within the deal that despatched Jaden Springer to the Boston Celtics on the commerce deadline.
On Wednesday evening, the Sixers chosen Duke’s Jared McCain sixteenth general. Whereas there are nonetheless loads of shifting components forward of the beginning free company Sunday, we would have some roster readability. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey will likely be right here. For now, so are McCain and Bona.