BOSTON, MA - MAY 9: Brett Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers talks to the media after the game against the Boston Celtics in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 9, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) The Philadelphia 76ers are already doing the smart thing with reducing the number of second round picks by trading the 39th pick to the Los Angeles Lakers. Leave it to Adrian Wojnarowski to drop an important piece of Philadelphia 76ers news the eve of the NBA Draft. Wojnarowski tweeted that the Sixers had traded the rights to the 39th pick of the draft to the Los Angeles Lakers. Philadelphia received the Lakers 2019 second round pick via the Chicago Bulls, along with cash. Several important things to note about the logistics behind the trade. According to Keith Pompey of philly.com, the trade itself won’t be official until June 6th, so the Sixers will be making the pick for the Lakers in the draft. The Bulls pick that will be conveyed to Philly from Los Angeles is unprotected and it’s doubtful that the Bulls will be in playoffs next year so the pick may end up being a very good second round pick. The trade with the Lakers shouldn’t come as a surprise for Sixers fans. Pompey recently wrote that the Sixers were looking to trade their second round picks for future draft compensation. Even after the trade with the Lakers, the Sixers still have two first round selections with the 10th and 26th picks, along with three second round selections with the 38th, 56th and 60th picks. Hopefully, the Philadelphia 76ers will continue to look for trade partners before and during the 2018 NBA Draft. It would be extremely unwise to keep all five picks the team still has. The club should try to trade away at least two or three more picks. The club doesn’t need a lot of rookies going into next season. Finding teams that want another pick or two should be a high priority for the club.<doc-sep>The 2018 NBA Draft is still about 12 hours away, but we've already had our first trade. Don't get too excited, though, it's not exactly a big one. According to a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to swap second-round picks. The Lakers will get the No. 39 overall pick in this year's draft, and send their 2019 second-round pick and cash to the Sixers. Teams make minor deals like this all the time. Sometimes we remember them if one of the picks ends up turning into a nice player, but most of the time they're just footnotes. Adding a second-round pick that could make the roster might be helpful for the Lakers this season depending on what happens in free agency. If they do end up acquiring two max contracts, then having a low-cost second-round pick on the roster could help them a bit salary cap wise. But that's all dependent on a number of things falling into place. Most likely, no one will remember this deal happened in a few years.<doc-sep>
Mike Stobe/Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly have made a trade...for the 39th overall pick in this year's draft. The Lakers agreed to send a 2019 second-round pick (via the Chicago Bulls) and cash considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers for this year's No. 39 overall pick Wednesday, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade likely won't become official until after the start of the new league year, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks, as Philadelphia has already received its maximum allotment of cash this season. The Sixers were slated to have four second-round picks, including No. 38 overall, so they were always likely to move at least one. They're no longer in asset-collection mode, as they're expected to be major players in free agency this summer. Fitting six draft picks onto the roster would be impossible with 11 players already under contract. It's possible the Sixers will look into packaging No. 26 with No. 10 to move up in the lottery Thursday, and the Nos. 56 and 60 picks scream draft-and-stash candidates—provided no one offers up more cash. The Lakers now have the Nos. 25, 39 and 47 picks. Much like the Sixers, L.A. isn't likely to use all three on players joining the roster immediately. The Lakers could look to package all three picks together if a player they like falls, or they could use the second-rounders to acquire an additional first-round pick. Moves like these made before the draft often serve as a prelude to bigger ones on draft night.