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Furkan Korkmaz Changes Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft Equation

By Bret Stuter

Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (33) reacts with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and guard Nik Stauskas (11) after hitting the game winning shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 93-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (33) reacts with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and guard Nik Stauskas (11) after hitting the game winning shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 93-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Philadelphia 76ers Furkan Korkmaz changes the Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft strategy in three important ways

The Philadelphia 76ers selected shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz with the 26th pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. In fact, at the time he was touted as a very close runner-up to Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot as a”Three And D” prospect.

His shortcomings simply arose from being too raw.  On the team with Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Ben Simmons, and of course 24th selected Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, “TLC”, the team simply did not have enough coaching resources to develop the tremendous upside of Korkmaz.  So the Sixers made the right choice be electing a draft and stash.

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    • Despite “thinning the herd”, the team struggled to find time for those who remained.  Ben Simmons fell to injury before the start of the season. Joel Embiid played 31 games on  minutes restrictions. And even Dario Saric alternated starts at power forward until settling in late in the season.  But as the team worked through those issues, TLC struggled to find the basketball court.

    The More Things Change…

    Since that time, the team now has the opportunity to bring Furkan Korkmaz to Philadelphia for the 2017-2018 season. But this team will have rookie Ben Simmons debuting, Joel Embiid entering is 32nd NBA game, and even Dario Saric still competing for a starting role.

    Even Luwawu-Cabarrot is not settled in just yet at the shooting guard role. Despite a late surge in playing time and production (the team was running out of healthy bodies), he only averaged 17.2 minutes per game. Now, the team may be looking to add Korkmaz to the mix to determine his NBA potential.

    But why here? Why Now?