NBA, Sixers and Mock Draft
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This edition continues to focus on the 2018 draft when Philadelphia selected Landry Shamet with the No. 26 overall pick. The Sixers were looking to continue growing the roster around their star duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, at the time, and Shamet made an impact right away.
West NBA Rival Interested in Trading for 76ers' No 3 Draft Pick: Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Daryl Morey is keeping everythig close to the vest, and there is uncertainty on what he'll do with the 76ers' No. 3 pick.
The Eastern Conference is expected to be wide open next season, but a Sixers roster without a healthy Embiid can’t contend for a championship.
"Since receiving the third pick via the NBA Draft Lottery, Philadelphia has fielded countless calls from teams looking to move up in this year's draft, league sources told ClutchPoints. One of the teams who spoke at length with the 76ers was the New Orleans Pelicans," Siegel reported.
He’s mainly a top prospect because of his outside shooting, but Johnson is tricky, crafty and comfortable with turnarounds, fadeaways and step-throughs in the mid-post. We’ll see what his role winds up being in the NBA,
The pick will be a valuable asset for the Sixers. It sits in the draft range where this front office has found success in past years.