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De’Anthony Melton trade to 76ers official

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has acquired De’Anthony Melton in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. In the trade, Philadelphia sent draft rights to the No. 23 selection in the 2022 NBA Draft (David Roddy) and Danny Green to Memphis.
Source: NBA.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Sixers’ trade for De’Anthony Melton is now official. – 5:32 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
De’Anthony Melton shot 39.4 percent from 3 on looks when given 6 feet or more of room (wide open) since the start of the 2020-2021 season. That’s 282 shots, including reg. season and playoffs.
#Sixers probably betting they can get Melton more of these looks than MEM too. – 2:32 PM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: How much can versatile combo guard De’Anthony Melton bolster the #Sixers’ subpar bench? https://t.co/hZ3QDSVTxb #76ers pic.twitter.com/Tq8mX8ph5T11:05 AM
Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Daryl Morey couldn’t specifically talk about De’Anthony Melton, so he termed his post-draft availability “like a Giambi press conference.” Hilarity ensued. – 8:15 AM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: The #Sixers trade No. 23 pick and Danny Green for guard De’Anthony Melton to improve bench: https://t.co/hZ3QDSVTxb pic.twitter.com/1jDV0yCrBJ7:00 AM
De’Anthony Melton @DeAnthonyMelton
Phillly what’s the move 👀 I’m ready ready to get too it ✊🏾😏🙌🏾 @Philadelphia 76ers12:17 AM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Quick thoughts on De’Anthony Melton, his fit on the Sixers, and how this impacts their future offseason moves: dailysix.com/sixers-acquire…11:45 PM
Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
Is De’Anthony Melton really going to be the most meaningful veteran traded tonight? – 11:16 PM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
Updated #NBA story: The #Sixers acquire combo guard De’Anthony Melton in draft night deal. He’s expected to bolster the subpar bench: https://t.co/hZ3QDSVTxb #76ers pic.twitter.com/YzmT0GsbhU11:04 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Initial story on Sixers’ trade for De’Anthony Melton. Picked up a player who’s elite at forcing turnovers, strong rebounder for his position. 38.8% from 3 on 4.7 per game over last two years.
nbcsports.com/philadelphia/s…10:51 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Some early thoughts on De’Anthony Melton, a good basketball player the Sixers didn’t have to give up much to get phillyvoice.com/nba-draft-rumo…10:50 PM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Updated my Sixers salary cap sheet. Have them a little over $151 million in salary following the De’Anthony Melton trade. dailysix.com/philadelphia-7…10:37 PM
Meghan Triplett @Meghan_Triplett
De’Anthony Melton is one of the best! Memphis is going to miss him. Cheering for him always! – 10:32 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
De’Anthony Melton is awesome.
Also, he might be Doc’s new Austin Rivers in Philly (not because he’s going to be his son, just on the floor lol) – 10:29 PM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: The #Sixers trade No. 23 pick and Danny Green for guard De’Anthony Melton from #Grizzlies: https://t.co/ezB06Isndk #76ers pic.twitter.com/k1f7XzV4VC10:27 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The 76ers are trading Danny Green and No. 23 pick David Roddy to the Grizzlies for De’Anthony Melton, per @Shams Charania. pic.twitter.com/3gJrrKlfi510:25 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
This is the cost of salary dumping by the way. JaMychal Green makes the same amount of money as De’Anthony Melton. – 10:25 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Sixers acquiring De’Anthony Melton in exchange for No. 23 pick (David Roddy) and Danny Green — confirming @Adrian Wojnarowski.
Daryl Morey added Green on his first draft night with the Sixers, trades him away in deal for the 24-year-old Melton two years later. – 10:23 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
De’Anthony Melton is 24?! – 10:22 PM
Zach Kram @zachkram
RAPM is a stat that measures a player’s overall on-court impact, adjusting for teammates and opponents.
De’Anthony Melton ranks 21st in the entire NBA over the last 3 seasons.
Of course Daryl Morey would want a player that advanced stats have always loved. – 10:21 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers sending No. 23 pick David Roddy and Danny Green to Memphis for De’Anthony Melton, according to sources. – 10:20 PM
Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Sixers sending Danny Green and 23 for De’Anthony Melton, per source. – 10:19 PM

More on this storyline

“First and foremost, I want to thank Danny Green for everything he gave the Sixers organization over the last two seasons. He was a veteran leader, consummate professional on and off the court, and made us all better. I wish him continued success in his recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the court. Heading into the draft, we had a goal of strengthening our rotation and believe we accomplished that by acquiring De’Anthony Melton. He is a young, tough and talented two-way player who can impact the game on multiple levels. We think he will thrive here and we’re excited to add him to our roster,” Morey said following the trade. -via NBA.com / June 24, 2022
Adrian Wojnarowski: Philadelphia is trading the No. 23 pick to Memphis for De’Anthony Melton, source tells ESPN. -via Twitter @wojespn / June 23, 2022

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