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Sixers, NBA Twitter reacts to De’Anthony Melton acquisition from Grizzlies
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The Philadelphia 76ers made a draft-night trade that a lot of people were expecting on Thursday when they sent the No. 23 pick as well as Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies in order to acquire De’Anthony Melton. The Sixers needed a legitimate two-way player and that is exactly what Melton can bring to the table.
Melton is a legitimate two-way player who can knock down a 3-ball on one end and bother the hell out of his opponents on the other. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Grizzlies in the 2021-22 season and he shot 37.4% from deep as he was a big piece off their bench. That is the same role he will fill in Philadelphia.
As for a guy like Green, his $10 million salary for the 2022-23 season has been guaranteed in this deal. It is good on his end after he tore his ACL in the Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat. He is a well-respected veteran who deserves his money at this stage of his career.
With that being said, let’s take a look at Sixers and NBA Twitter to see their best reactions to this trade:
De’Anthony Melton is a Sixer!pic.twitter.com/UOlJaOQvTX
— Mike Messina (@mikeamessina) June 24, 2022
De’Anthony Melton is a year younger than Matisse Thybulle.
— kenny 🚀 (@kiiLkenny) June 24, 2022
Daryl Morey drafted De'Anthony Melton in the second round in 2018 in Houston. Now he gets his guy back.
— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) June 24, 2022
De’Anthony Melton ranked in the top 5 percentile for combo guards in block% and steal%.
Shot 37.4% from 3 on 8.1 attempts per 36.
— Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) June 24, 2022
Welcome to Philly De’Anthony Melton.
He averaged 10.8/4.5/2.7 last season. pic.twitter.com/rgKxE6zX7o
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) June 24, 2022
BLESS UP https://t.co/Zh0etnASDH
— Harrison Sanford (@HarrisonSanford) June 24, 2022
Thanks for everything @DGreen_14!
It’s been real and gonna miss those clutch corner 3s. pic.twitter.com/bV7yzAEwoU
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) June 24, 2022
Adding in Melton's contract ($8.25m this year, $8m next year) in place of Green's non-gtd deal makes using the nontaxpayer MLE virtually impossible. Which is a fine tradeoff, but worth pointing out.
It also means Danny Green gets his $, which is nice to see after the injury.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 24, 2022
Danny Green was an awesome Sixer. Bummer that he’s moved, but this does guarantee him $10M that he likely wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) June 24, 2022
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