Philadelphia 76ers NBA Rountable: NBA Draft Day Scenarios Caused by NBA Lottery
From now until the lottery on May 16th, The Sixer Sense will be featuring a round table discussion between some of The Sixer Sense‘s contributors. Each day the lottery will be simulated via Tankathon and our contributors will talk through what options the Philadelphia 76ers would have and the trade possibilities, as well as a recommendation for who the 76ers should draft.
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Today another roll from Tankathon.com presented the following draft order:
| Draft Position | Team |
| 1 | Philadelphia (via Sacramento) |
| 2 | Boston (Via Brooklyn) |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Phoenix |
| 5 | Philadelphia (via Lakers) |
| 6 | Sacramento (via Philadelhia) |
| 7 | Orlando |
| 8 | New York |
| 9 | Dallas |
| 10 | Sacramento (via New Orleans) |
| 11 | Charlotte |
| 12 | Detroit |
| 13 | Denver |
| 14 | Miami |
All Hail Sam Hinkie! This is as close to the dream scenario for the Philadelphia 76ers as you can get. The pick swap from the Sacramento Kings as part of the Nik Stauskas Robbery of 2015 comes into play and the Sixers win the lottery.
The panel of Sixer Sense contributors Jason Blevins, Anthony Depaul, and Lucas Johnson weighed in. So here is what our analysts had to say:
"Jason Blevins – He died for our sins"
On who may be taken ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers
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On who the Sixers may target – The Roundtable
Jason Dandy
I think Fultz is the unanimous number 1, but after thar it gets tricky. I could see Boston actually taking Tatum at 2 and play him at stretch 4. Then Minnesota would take Lonzo and Phoenix would take Jackson. So If I was the Philadelphia 76ers front office, I would take Monk at 5.
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Jason Blevins
It could play out that way but I’d go Isaac over Monk. I see a well defined role for Isaac but Monk would be interesting as a bench scorer.
Jason Dandy
Monk would instantly start at SG, the lineup would be:
Dario as the 6th man, or start Dario over RoCo, either way.
Myles Stedman
In that situation, I see it going
- Fultz
- Jackson
- Ball
- Fox
- Isaac
As much as I hate Jonathan Isaac. You could also get me on board with drafting Josh Jackson at #1 and letting a point guard fall to us at #5. So, for example that would look like 1. Jackson, 2. Fultz, 3. Ball, 4. Fox, 5. Dennis Smith. But I’m not a “fill needs” guy when it comes to the Draft
Anthony Depaul
If anyone hasn’t listened yet, I recommend listening to a new podcast from The Ringer with Kevin O’Connor and Jonathan Tjarks — High Upside Provided some great insight. It will make everyone, myself included, more excited about the prospects of getting Jonathan Isaac at 5 to pair with Fultz. I mostly agree with your order Myles. I would just swap Fox for Tatum in the PHX slot at 4.
Myles Stedman
Yeah that’s true, I think Phoenix may try to trade Eric Bledsoe this season though so I’ve gone and given them Fox. I sadly see massive bust potential in Isaac. I hope he proves me wrong
Jason Dandy
I dont think many NBA teams are nearly as high on Isaac as you guys are suggesting, almost every mock draft and big board has him in the 8-10 range. Taking him top 5 is a reach, in my opinion.
Anthony Depaul
You are probably right about that, Jason. DraftExpress has him after Monk and Fox. The Ringer guys have him pretty high, though, but they definitely don’t represent mainstream GM thinking. If the Sixers don’t choose to go with Monk at 5 who would be your next guy?
Jason Dandy
I think Isaac would be next on our big board behind Monk, but I wouldnt pass on Monk for Isaac
Anthony Depaul
Yeah, the shooting there is hard to overlook.
Lucas Johnson
Fultz at one, Monk at 5. Done.
Anthony Depaul
I would be extremely happy with those two as well. Just makes for such a balanced team. If Fultz and Simmons can defend up to their athletic profile, with RoCo and Embiid, that’s just devastating
Consensus
The team all agrees that Markelle Fultz should be taken #1 by the Philadelphia 76ers. After that a debate rages over Jonathan Isaac and Malik Monk.
Next: Roundtable #3, Philadelphia 76ers get #3 and #6
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