Philadelphia 76ers: Ranking first round picks for the past 10 years
12. Nikola Vucevic
If this list was including a player’s full career and not just his stint with the Philadelphia 76ers, then Nikola Vucevic would be much higher on this list. Outside of his rookie season, Vucevic has had an impressive career with the Orlando Magic, which includes an All-Star appearance.
Before he was sent to the Magic as a part of the infamous Andrew Bynum trade, Vucevic played his rookie year with the Sixers. Obviously, the big man as a rookie showed promise otherwise, he wouldn’t have been sent to Orlando as a part of that terrible trade.
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The 6-foot-11 big man averaged 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game, while making 45.0 percent of his field goals. He mostly came off the bench his rookie season, primarily playing behind Spencer Hawes. He still ended up starting 15 games his rookie year which is impressive considering that Collins doesn’t usually like rookies like I already stated on the Moultrie slide.
Vucevic was a great value pick for Philly at the 16th pick and if were not for one of the worst trades in franchise history happening, his tenure with Sixer would have probably been much longer and more than likely would have been higher on this list.