The Eagles had 22 draft picks in their possession between Thursday and Saturday.

Only two of them started and finished with the Eagles.

Here's the story of those 22 picks and their convoluted route to and from Philly:

nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelph…

Why do people feel compelled to blast Tobias on this night of all nights?

We all know the deal. We all get it.

Not tonight.

It's like ripping Freddie after 4th and 26.

He came up huge.

Look, I've been as critical of Tobias as anybody, but this isn't the damn night for it.

My expletive Philadelphia 76ers!!!!

Most points in an elimination game, 76ers history:

Wilt Chamberlain, 46, Gm 5, 1966 vs. Celtics (Lost)
Tyrese Maxey, 46, tonight vs. Knicks (Won)

Knicks were up 102-97 quickly in OT. 76ers outscored them 15-4 over final 3:45:

3:42: Maxey 3
3:01: Embiid FT
2:21: Oubre dunk from Maxey after Embiid steal
1:40: Embiid 14-footer + FT
1:22: Brunson FT
1:14: Brunson 3
1:02: Oubre layup
0:15: Tobias FT + FT
0:05; Maxey FT + FT

I mean, he hadn't been to the line the whole game, 76ers were up 2 with 15 seconds left in an elimination game in overtime on the road and he made both for a two-possession lead.

Those were enormous high-leverage foul shots and he deserves praise for hitting them.

Yeah, great point:

76ers had a 46-40 rebounding advantage and Knicks had only 6 offensive rebounds.

In OT, 76ers had 5 rebounds, Knicks had 1.

Knicks offensive rebounds:

Game 1: 23
Game 2: 12
Game 3: 11
Game 4: 15
Game 5: 6

According to Stathead, Embiid is 4th player in NBA history with at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 blocks in a playoff game.

Ralph Sampson in 1986, David Robinson in 1992, Tim Duncan in 2003.

In OT, Brunson took 8 of Knicks’ 9 shots, scored all 9 of their points, shot 3-8, had 2 turnovers.

He’s incredible but seemed he was trying to do too much.

Tyrese had 5 in OT, Joel 4, Oubre 4, Tobias 2.

The whole series, the Knicks were the deeper team. In OT, the 76ers were.

Tobias:

7-for-11 from field, 3-for-6 from 3, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, +11, 19 points

They don't win if he doesn't come up huge.

I don't even know what I just saw but it was tremendous.

Maxey is astonishing. He's 23.

And how about Tobias burying those two foul shots?

Don't even know what to say about Embiid. He was horrible and still had 19, 16, 10 assists and 5 blocks.

This is why sports is the best.

Should be up soon.

Soon.

A brand new Eagle Eye podcast with Reuben Frank is out!

🏈 The Mekhi Becton signing
🏈 Other positions of need
🏈 Finding roles for all the rookies

art19.com/shows/eagle-ey…

Braman is 91. He was one of the biggest victims of Bernie Madoff's financial swindle but has never said exactly how much he lost.

He was true to the board and true to the process and that's the best you can do on draft weekend.

A couple notable firsts this offseason for Howie - big money for a UFA running back & cornerback in the first round.

Like he said, there were long gaps where they didn't have picks where there were runs on o-linemen.

After they took Hunt, only one of the next 19 players was an offensive lineman. After they took Shipley, only one of the next 31 picks was an offensive lineman.

The Eagles drafted Lane Johnson 11 years ago and Jordan Mailata 6 years ago.

Howie said last night he expected to land an offensive lineman in the first few rounds THIS YEAR but it didn't happen because that's not where the board took them.

Signing Becton is the result of that.

What did Howie say last night?