The 76ers won the draft lottery last night, earning the number 2 pick overall. Evan Turner is widely regarded as the second best player in this draft, this is assuming John Wall goes #1 to Washington. If Philly drafts Turner and doesn't trade Thad Young or Andre Iguodala, the roster would seem pretty full of wing players with overlapping skill sets. I think they should consider trading down, trading Iggy or looking at Favors or Cousins with the second overall selection. But I think the most likely scenario is shipping Iggy out to make room for their selection, Turner.
Elton Brand looks to be one of the worst signings in recent years (26th in the league in salary compensation while ranking 98th in production) and he still has 3 years and nearly $51mil remaining on his latest deal. Jason Kapono and Samuel Dalembert are making a combined $18mil and only contributing limited stats in role player minutes. Andre Iguodala's contract is worth shopping because it may be able to return some value. With the current collection of hard to move contracts, it seems near impossible for the 76ers to win with Iggy, so his greatest value may ultimately be as a trade chip. The only untouchables on the 76ers roster should be Jrue Holiday and maybe Thad Young (due to their potential and easily absorbed rookie contracts). Other than that, the rest of the roster should at least be put on the auction block for potential callers.
(Jrue Holiday: one guy who is happy Philly got the #2 pick, instead of #1)Breaking news: The 76ers acquired Doug Collins from the coaching recycling bin to be their new head coach. Collins seems like a smart cookie but I have to wonder if there was someone out there with an act we haven't seen already. But then again, a beer vendor dressed in a gorilla suit could have coached Philly better than Eddie Jordan and his Princeton offense failure.
Who makes sense in free agency: Tyrus Thomas, Ronnie Brewer, Brad Miller
Who makes sense in the draft: Evan Turner (OSU), Derrick Favors (GTech), DeMarcus Cousins (Ky)
Wow.....I forgot how many stiffs (relatively speaking, of course) this team had. Whomever they draft is going to hate life for the next 4 years as they have very little chance of getting better like everyone in the East will be (except LeBron-less Cavs and Bosh-less Raptors). Jrue can't even spell his name right, much less get the ball safely to Iguodala AND Turner. I fear Turner will not be durable enough, having already been beat up in the Big Ten....he probably feels 30 already. The sixers are one of the teams I always WANT to be good (Celtics, Lakers, and Knicks are the others) and it is painful to see them so near the very bottom of the pile.
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