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Sixers Reveal No. 41 Pick in 2024 NBA Draft

The Philadelphia 76ers made their second-round selection on Thursday.

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Mar 13, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Adem Bona (3) shoots the ball against the Oregon State Beavers in the first half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Adem Bona (3) shoots the ball against the Oregon State Beavers in the first half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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The Philadelphia 76ers have made another selection at the 2024 NBA Draft.

With the 41st overall pick, the Sixers are set to bring on UCLA big man, Adem Bona.

Standing at 6’8”, Bona entered the NBA after two seasons with the Bruins. During his freshman season, Bona started in all but one of the 33 games he appeared in. The big man averaged 23 minutes on the floor.

During that time, Bona averaged eight points while connecting on 67 percent of his shots from the field. He came down with an average of five rebounds per game, and averaged nearly two blocks.

Last season, Bona started a career-high 33 games. With a slight increase in playing time, he improved offensively by scoring 12 points per outing. While his efficiency took a flight dip, he still knocked down 59 percent of his shots from the field, while making a notable improvement with his free throw shooting, averaging 70 percent from the chart stripe.

Bona wraps up his college run averaging ten points, six rebounds, one assist, and two blocks.

The 21-year-old center also has experience playing overseas, representing Turkey on the International stage for multiple FIBA Euro runs.

Bona enters a situation in Philadelphia where he could get the opportunity to develop into a backup for the team’s star center, Joel Embiid.

Currently, the Sixers have just a handful of players under contract for next year. The veteran center Paul Reed is one of them, after signing a three-year deal to return to the 76ers last summer. Like Bona, Reed is a second-round pick, who worked his way up the depth chart.

Unless the Sixers have another move up their sleeve, they’ll wrap up the 2024 NBA Draft with two new additions. On Wednesday night, the Sixers kept their 16th overall pick and used the selection on Duke guard, Jared McCain.

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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