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Philadelphia 76ers Future NBA Draft Picks

By Bret Stuter

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) poses with NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum after the 76ers receive the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (right) poses with NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum after the 76ers receive the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie prior to a game against the Sacramento Kings at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie prior to a game against the Sacramento Kings at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

2021 NBA Draft

And so here we are, five years into the future.  By this time the first pick of the 2016 NBA draft will be on his second contract.  The team may have moved on from Bryan Colangelo as President of Basketball Operations.

But the Philadelphia 76ers will still have the NBA draft, and even this far into the future, there will be a fingerprint of Hinkie’s work.

In the 2017 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers will be able to use their own first round draft pick.  In addition, the team will be selecting in the second round as well.  Finally, the Sixers hold the second round pick of the New York Knicks in round two.  And there you have it, all the draft picks of the Philadelphia 76ers as of May 21, 2016, and as recorded by basketball.realgm.com.

NBA Draft Summary:

Philadelphia 76ers first round pick.

Philadelphia second round pick
New York Knicks second round pick
In the future, there will be no thought towards how the picks happened, nor will much thought be given to the anguish of a team that struggled for three years to allow stockpiling of draft picks.  But grading the tenure of Sam Hinkie on his actions today are no more accurate than grading a test from the moment the student signs their names at the top.

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The reign of any general manager should be decided after his acts have all been recorded.  To do that in the case of Sam Hinkie, his grade will not be available until 2021.