-Courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers President Billy King announced today that the team has signed rookie first round picks Thaddeus Young and Jason Smith. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
A 6-foot-8, 210-pound guard/forward, Young was the 12th overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2007 NBA Draft. As a freshman for Georgia Tech last season, he scored a team-high tying 14.4 points per game while adding averages of 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.29 steals. The 19-year-old also hit 39 three-pointers on 41.9 percent shooting in 31 games played.
A 7-0, 233-pound forward, Smith was originally drafted by Miami with the 20th overall pick, but his rights were traded to Philadelphia in exchange for the rights to Daequan Cook (21st overall pick), the Sixers second-round pick in 2009 and cash considerations. As a junior for Colorado State last season, he led the Mountain Valley Conference in rebounding (10.1 rpg) while ranking sixth in scoring (16.8 ppg), fourth in blocks (1.60 bpg), fourth in field goal percentage (.579) and fourth in free throw percentage (.770).
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