Charles Bassey says he’s told the story many times before, but it’s a good story. Bassey, the No. 53 overall selection in the 2021 NBA Draft by the 76ers, was selling chicken and playing soccer in his home country of Nigeria when his basketball journey began.
With the 28th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Jaden Springer. Springer brings two-way talent, defensive intensity, and plenty of potential to the Sixers.
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LEARN MOREWhile some of the 76ers' premier names were acquired through other means, like Julius Erving, whose contract was bought from the Nets after the ABA-NBA merger in advance of the 1976-77 season, or Moses Malone, who was acquired via sign-and-trade with the Houston Rockets after the 1982 NBA Finals, other Sixers legends were drafted by the team. Georgetown standout Allen Iverson, the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, would go on to win Rookie of the Year, and eventually the 2000-01 NBA MVP. Joel Embiid, out of Kansas, was selected third overall in 2014, named to the All-Rookie First Team in 2017, and has since received All-NBA Honors four times (and counting).
Coverage of the first round of the draft is annually televised live on both ESPN and ABC (ESPN continues coverage for the second round). Fans can now also stream the event on the NBA app for iPhone and Android.
2021: Round 1, Pick 28 -- Jaden Springer (Tennessee)
2021: Round 1, Pick 50 -- Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga)
2021: Round 2, Pick 53 -- Charles Bassey (Western Kentucky)
2020: Round 1, Pick 21 -- Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky)
2020: Round 2, Pick 49 -- Isaiah Joe (Arkansas)
2020: Round 2, Pick 58 -- Paul Reed (DePaul)
