The Sixers already met with Ingram at the draft combine in Chicago, but were unable to do the same with Simmons because he chose not to attend.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have previously been rumored to be willing to deal their lottery pick, No. 2 overall, in return for a veteran player of note in advance of the 2016 NBA Draft.
“The pain that we’ve all gone through, the pain of losing is real”.
With a record of 47-199 over the past three seasons, the 76ers have been on a mission to accumulate draft picks rather than be competitive on the court in order to build a better team in future years. Also, Colangelo, vice president of player personnel Marc Eversley, managing owner Josh Harris and others from Sixers management chatted with Hield for a while prior to Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery in NY.
The last time the 76ers had a #1 pick, the franchise chose Iverson who became a league MVP and, together with Mutombo, led Philadelphia to an NBA Finals appearance in 2001.
Presumed 2016 National Basketball Association top pick Ben Simmons.
Meanwhile, Colangelo said that you will have to ask that question on June 23 when the Sixers are ready to announce it.
With ties to Los Angeles as a native and a former student-athlete at USC, throwing DeRozan into the mix of the likes of Russell, Randle, Jordan Clarkson, and the eventual draft pick will be something worth watching right away. 76ers rally at Art Museum ” We deserve some type of relief for the pain we all experienced trying to grow our program”, head coach Brett Brown said.
The top two prospects available in this year’s draft are LSU’s forward, Ben Simmons and Duke’s forward, Brandon Ingram. Trade one of them – Noel or Okafor is a possibility to make room for Embiid – for some guard help. Now we have to patiently wait and see whom the 76ers decide to select on draft day.
Not 19-year-old phenom Ben, of course, but his father, Dave Simmons.
Dario Saric, who the Sixers acquired in the 2014 draft, has spent the last two seasons playing overseas and is expected to join Philadelphia this summer.
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“I’ve been quoted as saying you can only have so many developing players in your fold”, he said.
