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With the NBA draft right around the corner, now is the time to look at some past drafts and see what the Philadelphia 76ers have done in their history. The Sixers have selected some big-time players in the past who have become an important part of the fabric of the franchise's history.
This edition continues to focus on 2013 as the Sixers continued to move forward into the first year of the rebuild. After trading away All-Star Jrue Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans on draft night in a deal for the No. 6 pick and bringing in Nerlens Noel and Michael Carter-Williams, the Sixers added another rookie shortly before the 2013-14 season: Hollis Thompson.
Thompson went undrafted out of Georgetown and signed with Philadelphia in September of 2013. He averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 40.1% from deep as a rookie. Overall, he spent 3.5 seasons in Philadelphia and averaged 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds during that time before he was waived in 2017.
After being waived, Thompson signed a 10-day deal with the Pelicans and averaged 3.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in nine games with eight starts. Those games in New Orleans were the final ones of his career.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Philadelphia 76ers draft rewind: Signing undrafted Hollis Thompson
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This edition continues to focus on 2013 as the Sixers continued to move forward into the first year of the rebuild. After trading away All-Star Jrue Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans on draft night in a deal for the No. 6 pick and bringing in Nerlens Noel and Michael Carter-Williams, the Sixers added another rookie shortly before the 2013-14 season: Hollis Thompson.
Thompson went undrafted out of Georgetown and signed with Philadelphia in September of 2013. He averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 40.1% from deep as a rookie. Overall, he spent 3.5 seasons in Philadelphia and averaged 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds during that time before he was waived in 2017.
After being waived, Thompson signed a 10-day deal with the Pelicans and averaged 3.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in nine games with eight starts. Those games in New Orleans were the final ones of his career.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Philadelphia 76ers draft rewind: Signing undrafted Hollis Thompson
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