The NBA Draft isn’t until late June, but here’s a look at five potential draft picks the Philadelphia 76ers should have their eye on.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a strong core of players in center Joel Embiid and power forward Dario Saric and they hope to add forward Ben Simmons to the mix soon enough.
The 76ers got some decent results out of Embiid and Saric in their rookie seasons, although Embiid was on a minutes restriction before a knee injury ended his campaign after just 31 games.
In terms of draft picks, the 76ers have plenty of those to work with. They’re slated to have at the very least five picks in the 2017 NBA Draft.
They’ll have at least one first-round pick and four second-round picks to develop on their young roster, with the possibility of a second first-round pick — no lower than No. 6 overall — from the Lakers if it is outside of the top three after the lottery on May 16.
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With so much versatility at the center and forward position, the only need left to fill is in the backcourt.
As far as draft needs go, the 76ers definitely don’t need any bigs but they are in dire need of some three-point shooters. They did acquire veteran guard Jerryd Bayless last July.
But Bayless appeared in three games before suffering a torn tendon in his left wrist that caused him to miss the rest of the season.
With so many talented guards in this year’s draft class, the Philadelphia 76ers will have plenty to choose from when the NBA Draft is upon us on June 22.