PHILADELPHIA — The NBA has rescinded the 76ers’ two second-round draft picks in 2023 and 2024 after an investigation determined the team violated the league’s tampering rules in its pursuit to sign P.J. Tucker and Danuel House Jr., during free agency.
The investigation discovered the Sixers “engaged in free agency involving two players (Tucker and House) prior to the date when such discussions were permitted.” Tucker and House previously played for the Houston Rockets, where Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey used to helm the front office.
Sixers All-Star James Harden, who played with Tucker and House with the Rockets, also took a $14 million pay cut to free up the cap room to sign both players — though the investigation did not find Harden committed any wrongdoing.