NBA Draft 2021: Mock draft, big board, full Sixers guide
Sixers draft picks: Prospects to watch at #50 and #53
The second round is typically more of a crapshoot than the first round. Any number of prospects (or positions) could satisfy the Sixers at 50 and 53. That said, given the front office’s recent track record drafting in the 50s, this pick could pay dividends for the franchise.
Let’s assume that Philadelphia stays put at 28 and selects one of the many available guards. In that case, it becomes much more palatable to address the need for frontcourt depth in the second round, where contracts are non-guaranteed and there’s more roster flexibility.
The Sixers have already worked out a couple notable center prospects who could be in range at 50. Here are some traditional bigs worth watching.
C. Luka Garza. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. player. 483. Senior. 57
Pick Analysis. Senior. 60. player. Scouting Report. C. Sandro Mamukelashvili. 2378
NR. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. C. Senior. Jericho Sims. 467
player. Pick Analysis. C. NR. Senior. Moses Wright. 436. Scouting Report
The Sixers could just as easily target any number of perimeter-oriented players in the second round, too. Even some of the names in consideration at 28 could slip to 50. Take, for example, Brandon Boston Jr., who probably has the widest draft range of any prospect on the board. There is always a looming unpredictability on draft night, and no team (or prospect) is safe.
Here are wings and forwards the Sixers should consider at 50.
Senior. Isaiah Livers. player. 485. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. F. 46
Pick Analysis. F. Aaron Henry. 486. Scouting Report. Junior. 49. player
Greg Brown. player. 467. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. F. Freshman. 50
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. player. 542. F. Junior. Kessler Edwards. 53
Matthew Hurt. player. 434. 56. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. F. Sophomore
Senior. 59. player. 534. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. F. Yves Pons
And, of course, the second-round guards worth monitoring.
Rokas Jokubaitis. Pick Analysis. G. 2000. 42. player. 2378. Scouting Report
Senior. Austin Reaves. player. 464. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. G. 43
Pick Analysis. 450. player. Scouting Report. G. Junior. Quentin Grimes. 45
Dalano Banton. Scouting Report. G. 51. player. 488. Pick Analysis. Sophomore
2002. 55. player. 2378. Pick Analysis. Dashien Nix. Scouting Report. G
Scouting Report. G. Jose Alvarado. player. 436. Pick Analysis. Senior. 58
(rankings correspond to our NBA Draft Big Board)