Originally Posted by rollo
Ummmm, the 76ers drafted Kostas. Dallas traded for him.
King Rollo the Clarifier...OUT!
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Sort of. Technically, yes, 76ers picked him. But at the time the pick was made, it had already been sent to the Mavs and the 76ers picked Kostas because that's who that Mavs told them to take.
So the Mavs chose the player, the 76ers made the pick.
It's one of the oddities of the NBA draft. None of the trades are official in the moment. So teams end up drafting guys under the instructions of other teams.