The Sixer Sense
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2018 NBA Mock Draft 3.0

By Christopher Kline

FORT WORTH, TX - DECEMBER 30: Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young (#11) dribbles the ball during the Big 12 college basketball game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners on December 30, 2017, at the Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX. Oklahoma won the game 90-89. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images).
FORT WORTH, TX - DECEMBER 30: Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young (#11) dribbles the ball during the Big 12 college basketball game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners on December 30, 2017, at the Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX. Oklahoma won the game 90-89. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). /
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6. player. Scouting Report. PG. Oklahoma. Trae Young. 93. Pick Analysis

Making Young work in Philadelphia would take some adjustments, but it could be really cool. He’d need to improve his shot selection and buy in to some off-ball movement alongside Ben Simmons (and Markelle Fultz, potentially), but the end result could be a dynamic offense.

Young, like Bamba, has the kind of game-breaking skill that sets his upside apart. His shooting is something not too many players can replicate, and it bends opposing defenses to their breaking points on a regular basis. Get him and Simmons to share the ball while working around Joel Embiid in the post, and Brett Brown could have a lot of unique opportunities.

Defense is obviously the biggest issue. Young’s lack of size, strength and elite athleticism hurt him on that end, while his lackluster effort only makes it worse. Unless something changes, he’ll be a negative on that side of the ball. The Sixers, however, have the personnel to make up for it.