![The 76ers drafted a hometown player and it was the feel-good story of the NBA Draft — until he was traded minutes later The 76ers drafted a hometown player and it was the feel-good story of the NBA Draft — until he was traded minutes later](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5b2c5f671ae66253008b50b6-1056/welcome-home-sixers.jpg)
The 76ers drafted a hometown player and it was the feel-good story of the NBA Draft — until he was traded minutes later
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Sixers draft Mikal Bridges (whose mom is a Sixers team executive), trade him to Phoenix within an hour
![Four Years Later, 76ers Still Haunted by Their Decision to Trade Great Valley High School Grad on Draft Night Four Years Later, 76ers Still Haunted by Their Decision to Trade Great Valley High School Grad on Draft Night](https://vista.today/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mikal-Bridges-traded-for-Zhaire-Smith-970x550.jpg)
Four Years Later, 76ers Still Haunted by Their Decision to Trade Great Valley High School Grad on Draft Night
![NBA TV on Twitter: "The @sixers trade draft rights to Mikal Bridges to @suns for Zhaire Smith and a 2021 first round pick via Miami 👀 #NBADraft https://t.co/gSttY71Wj8" / Twitter NBA TV on Twitter: "The @sixers trade draft rights to Mikal Bridges to @suns for Zhaire Smith and a 2021 first round pick via Miami 👀 #NBADraft https://t.co/gSttY71Wj8" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgQm0KKVQAIJ0UV.jpg)
NBA TV on Twitter: "The @sixers trade draft rights to Mikal Bridges to @suns for Zhaire Smith and a 2021 first round pick via Miami 👀 #NBADraft https://t.co/gSttY71Wj8" / Twitter
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76ers Trade Mikal Bridges to Suns After Feel-Good Story with Mom Tyneeha Rivers | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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