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5 Reasons the Philadelphia 76ers Should Draft Tyler Ulis

By Josh Wilson

Mar 19, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) reacts in the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) reacts in the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 9, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) guard Charles Matthews (4) guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) forward Skal Labissiere (1) huddle during a time out in the game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 88-67. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 9, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) guard Charles Matthews (4) guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) forward Skal Labissiere (1) huddle during a time out in the game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 88-67. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Kentucky System

Part of why the Sixers should draft Ulis is the fact that he was a part of the Kentucky system. That system, lead by head coach John Calipari, is incredibly effective as far as preparing players for the pro level is concerned. Take players like Nerlens Noel, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, John Wall and Rajon Rondo. And those are players that were all selected just over the last several recent seasons (with the exception of Rondo).

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I also used this as a reason why the Sixers should stay away from Ulis. Ulis, although he’s been a part of the Kentucky system, did not go through it in a traditional way. A lot of the great Kentucky players I just mentioned came in, did their time in their freshman year, and then left for the NBA. Ulis had to sit the bench for a season, and then started during his sophomore season.

We could look at this as a negative, pointing to the fact that it took Ulis two years to develop into a full Kentucky player, and assume that it would take him long to fill into pro shoes as well. At the same time, we could look at it as a positive.

Ulis was able to spend an extra season in the Kentucky system, which is proven to set players up well for the pros. We could assume that he will come in more prepared than other players because of this.

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