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Top 5 Back Court Targets Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft

By Bret Stuter

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Philadelphia 76ers. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Philadelphia 76ers. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Top 5 Back Court Targets Philadelphia 76ers in the upcoming 2017 NBA Draft

The Philadelphia 76ers are the wild card team of the 2017 NBA Draft. Not only are the needs of the team depending upon what moves the front office does or does not make, but also which picks the team will have.

Right now, the 76ers sit as the 24th ranked team of the NBA.  As such, the Philadelphia 76ers hold a 15% chance of getting a top three pick on their own.  But as you factor in the probability of a swap with the Sacramento Kings, and the chance of claiming the Los Angeles Lakers first round pick, things begin to brighten dramatically.

As the Lakers sit at the 28th ranked spot in the NBA, and the Sacramento Kings sit at the 21st spot, the Philadelphia 76ers have the following chances for picking in the upcoming 2017 NBA Draft (keep in mind that as soon as games are played, odds go up or down conversely to success of team):

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PHILADELPHIA 76ers 2017 NBA DRAFT MATRIX (as of 29 January 2017)

  • POSITION  PICK ONE     PICK TWO (Lakers Pick)
  • First             5.4%              (Protected)
  • Second        6.2%              (Protected)
  • Third            7.4%              (Protected)
  • Fourth        None              22.6%
  • Fifth            None              26.5%
  • Sixth           None                 4.0%
  • Seventh     59.9%             None
  • Eighth         23.2%             None
  • Ninth             1.8%             None
  • Tenth           None              None

As you can see by the matrix above, the Philadelphia 76ers can be picking anywhere in the top 10. Keep in mind that the Lakers pick is totally separate from pick one. The 76ers WILL PICK in round one. The odds in pick two is simply the chances of picking a second time in the round. Conceivably, the 76ers can use the Lakers pick before selecting with their own pick.

Now, how will the team spend the picks? Hopefully on two of these five prospects: