Sixers podcast: 2021 NBA Draft reaction, Ben Simmons rumors

This special episode was recorded during the NBA Draft to give you the latest updates and analysis of young players picked by NBA teams. Lucas Johnson and Christopher Kline dive right into the selections made by the Sixers.

With the 28th pick in the draft, Philadelphia took Jaden Springer. The podcast reflects on his time playing at the University of Tennessee, and we project how he may develop in subsequent years. The other players selected prior to Springer are discussed, particularly the top lottery picks who stand to make the most noise their first NBA season.

Lucas and Chris also dive into the teams who made out the best with their picks based on our pre-draft analysis and where the team placed in the draft order. How accurate was our pre-draft coverage compared to how things actually played out?

How did the Sixers make out in the NBA Draft? Also, what does the future hold for Ben Simmons?

After the draft talk is wrapped up, the podcast goes into the ESPN report that the 76ers are actively seeking players to swap in exchange for Ben Simmons. We dissect the reasons why Simmons is likely to be moved and the odds that Philadelphia will receive equal value for the beleaguered All-Star.

The final topic revolves around redrafting players from the 2016 NBA Draft based on how they have developed since being selected. Basically, we look at players like Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray, and, of course Ben Simmons, and put in them in selection order, considering how their talents have grown over the past five years.

The midweek social media poll question is read aloud, and the podcast elaborates on how the responses turned out. We gave our followers the chance to choose the feeling that best describes how they felt once Adrian Wojnarowski officially tweeted out that Ben Simmons was being actively traded by the 76ers.

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