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Depth Chart Analysis Defines Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft Picks

By Bret Stuter

Mar 11, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (center) battles Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (left) and forward Richaun Holmes (22) for positioning on a free throw during the fourth quarter at Staples Center. The Clippers won 112-110. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (center) battles Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (left) and forward Richaun Holmes (22) for positioning on a free throw during the fourth quarter at Staples Center. The Clippers won 112-110. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Depth Chart Analysis Defines where the Philadelphia 76ers focus in the 2017 NBA Draft. The team must reinforce the roster to continue to improve at key positions

The Philadelphia 76ers are no longer a team of “come one come all. Open Tryouts!” as far as their roster is constructed. The experiment and acquisition phase of the championship build is history. Now, the even more important assemblage of the Philadelphia 76ers roster takes place.  So far, I must say that Bryan Colangelo has done an adequate job.

I had hoped the team would find a way to retain Nerlens Noel, but the front office elected to cash in the chips on both he and Ersan Ilyasova at the trade deadline. Both players held expiring contracts which the 76ers were not confident in renewing.

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Openings And How To Fill Them

Now some of those issues are financial in nature. In fact, we’ve covered that topic recently.  Since that affects roster decisions, it’s a good read before going further. I won’t be covering salary cap issues here.

But what I will cover is the Philadelphia 76ers roster openings in the 2017-2018 season.  Right now, the Philadelphia 76ers return 13 veterans. Both center/power forward Tiago Splitter and guard Sergio Rodriguez enter free agency this year.  Let’s examine how that impacts our depth chart.