The NBA Draft by Position: Who will the 76ers Take?

Jun 27, 2013; Brooklyn, NY, USA; is selected as the number one overall pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2013 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

It is not impossible for the 76ers to end this season with 18 wins. The last time they did this, they entered the 1996 NBA Allen Iverson sweepstakes and prevailed. But looking back, the team was in far more disarray then now.

What a mess — all the kings horses and all the kings men.. well, you get the idea. We were asking questions like:

"“Can Vernon Maxwell play the point? (No) What made anyone think he could? Who thought that Richard Dumas would become suddenly stable and mature? Why did the Sixers give up so quickly on Sharone Wright? Can Derek Coleman play? Who knows? Will Derek Coleman play? How well can or will he play? If Coleman sent the likes of Bill Fitch and Chuck Daly packing what chance will Head Coach Johnny Davis have of reaching the royal malcontent?"

That was then, and meanwhile back on the court, the Sixers had their choice of positions to fix. The true franchise player in the draft and the wise choice was Allen Iverson and the rest was history.

He was drafted into a poor environment and Tim Duncan would have been the obvious selection if he elected to enter the NBA Draft.

Currently, if you were to look at the Sixer’s Draft board by position, this is what you might find at the top of each list.

Special Note: draft report collections dedicated to, George of Hoopla: The Basketball Report, 1996

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