There were rumblings before the draft about the Philadelphia 76ers possibly trading veteran Paul George, but the idea of dealing George reportedly was never a possibility for the team.

One rumor that came out before the draft was that the 76ers could look to trade Paul George and the No. 3 pick to move down, but they ended up not doing it. According to The Stein Line, a source used the word "nonsense" to describe the 76ers' thinking when trying to trade the pick and George.