Former Alabama star Labaron Philon Jr. has officially signed his rookie scale contract with the Sixers, according to the NBA’s transaction log. The 6’4″ guard was selected 22nd overall by the 76ers, who acquired the rights to that pick from Oklahoma City in February’s Jared McCain trade.

Philon is coming off a breakout sophomore season with the Crimson Tide in which he averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals on .501/.399/.798 shooting splits in 33 games (30.9 minutes per contest). Assuming he received the standard 120% of his rookie scale amount, the 20-year-old will earn $3.6MM in 2026/27 and up to $17.8MM over the next four seasons.

Mike Gansey, Philadelphia’s new president of basketball operations, said the team wasn’t expecting Philon to still be available at No. 22 shortly after the draft.

“He was pretty high on our board,” Gansey said. “We were surprised he was there. He’s dynamic. He can play on or off the ball. He can score, and he can pass. He was the focal point of Alabama’s offense, and they played in the SEC, so he was playing against great athletes every night. He plays with an edge and a swag. He plays with some toughness.”

We’ve been aiming to avoid making individual posts for a first-round pick signing his rookie scale contract this year, since most of the deals are a mere formality and the salary terms are predetermined — almost every player signs for 120% of his rookie scale.

However, there wasn’t a logical grouping to include Philon with this evening, since many of the other rookie signings on Friday were announced in bulk by their respective teams. Philon was the only player Philadelphia drafted last week.