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2016 NBA Draft: 3 Best Landing Spots for Buddy Hield

By Brandon Carney

Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Philadelphia 76ers

This may seem like a stretch, but let’s not forget Buddy Hield was very much in the discussion for the No. 1 overall pick while the NCAA Tournament was going on.

That’s likely because of (a) Ben Simmons and LSU not making the tournament and (b) Hield outplaying Brandon Ingram, albeit just barely. Nothing is set in stone yet for this year’s draft so we can’t write Hield off just yet.

And if he were to be selected at No. 1, the 76ers are one of the best fits possible.

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To be honest, the 76ers need pretty much everything. The only position they’re set at is center as they have three potentially great big men in

Nerlens Noel

,

Jahlil Okafor

and, even though he hasn’t played an NBA game yet,

Joel Embiid

.

Although their needs include basically everything except center, the Sixers could expedite their rebuilding process by drafting someone like Buddy Hield.

Philly’s guard depth includes mainly Ish Smith, Isaiah Canaan, Hollis Thompson, and Nik Stauskas. Not exactly a star-studded cast.

If Buddy Hield knows how to do one thing, it’s put the ball in the basket, so before they fill any other needs, the Sixers should focus on finding the guy they can build around.

They obviously have a few options to do that, but from Hield’s point of view, the 76ers are a very solid landing spot as he will be the guy from the get-go.

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