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Should Philadelphia 76ers Pkg n Deal, Or Steal W 24 and 26?

By Bret Stuter

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Should Philadelphia 76ers Wheel, Deal, Reel, Or Steal?

The Philadelphia 76ers hold picks at 1, 24, and 26, and by now you are most certainly saturated with what the team will do with that number one pick.

But now for a change, lets ponder what the team might consider doing with late first round picks.   I could only come up with these scenarios:

Scenario I: Package the two picks to move up in the 2016 NBA draft.
Scenario II: Trade them for 2017 NBA draft selections
Scenario III: Trade them for an NBA player
Scenario IV: Use them in hopes that some coveted player falls to them

Each of the scenarios are possible in the context of the future of the franchise under the auspices of new president Bryan Colangelo.  Ultimately, Bryan Colangelo wants to get out of the business of developing an entire roster up to the NBA standard, and for many reasons that is certainly the way to go.

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Part of the issue will be resolved simply by fixing the roster in defining which player serves in which role.   2015-2016 was a season of experimentation and trial runs.  Isaiah Canaan is not a point guard, yet he was splitting duties for the role with undrafted rookie T.J. McConnell.   While McConnell served well in an interim “patch” basis, he’s still young and learning the game and his teammates around him – which is better suited for a young man coming into the game off the bench.

Part of the issue will be solved simply by starting the season with 15 healthy bodies, as opposed to ten bodies and a petition to the NBA to sign an emergency 16th player.

But the rest of the difference must be made up by the decisions that Bryan Colangelo must make going forward with this roster, with available salary cap space, and with the difficult decision of determining who among the young roster has greater potential on this roster than trade value.

Next: Scenario I