The 76ers picked up the third-year options on the contracts of Jason Smith and Thaddeus Young, the team announced Monday.
Young, a 6-8, 220-pound swingman out of Georgia Tech, was chosen with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 draft. Last season, he played in 74 games with 22 starts and averaged 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 21 minutes. His 54.9 field-goal percentage was the highest of any rookie qualifier and he was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.
Smith, a 7-0 foot, 240-pound center, was acquired in a draft-night swap with Miami. In exchange for the rights to Smith, chosen 20th overall, the Sixers sent the rights to 21st pick Daequan Cook, a future second-round pick and cash to the Heat. Smith averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes last year, appearing in 76 games. He will miss all of this season after tearing his ACL in August.
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After beating the Raptors on Sunday afternoon, the Sixers remained in Toronto for practice Monday before heading to New York where they will face the Knicks tonight (7:30 p.m.)
The Knicks defeated the Sixers on Friday night 110-104.