Posts tagged with NBA Draft

Last Updated: Mar. 09, 2018 · 12:40 p.m.

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How many players did the Sixers actually end up getting in the NBA Draft?

Philly drafted Markelle Fultz and like six other guys. Some will be traded. Some will stay in Europe.

Villanova All-American Josh Hart is headed to the Lakers

Hart was drafted by Utah with the 30th pick in the first round, but will be headed to LA in a trade.

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Markelle Fultz drafted by the Sixers: Everything you need to know about the No. 1 pick

Fultz joins a promising young roster with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.

Can someone ask Robert Covington to move out of the frame for a second?

NBA Draft: The Sixers’ hit-or-miss history with first-round picks

Will Markelle Fultz be a star or a bust? What about Ben Simmons?

#RTArmageddon shows why Sixers fans are the best, and also totally the worst

Bandwagon fans are fine, Sixers faithful. Don't be stupid.

With Markelle Fultz, the Sixers will be big on talent, short on minutes

Add in a free agent shooter like JJ Redick, and current players become expendable.

NCAA Basketball: Washington at Washington State

Sixers trade up for No. 1 pick to draft Markelle Fultz. Here’s what it means

It's official. The Sixers swapped the No. 3 pick and a future 1st rounder to the Celtics for the top pick.

The Sixers may control the entire NBA Draft

At No. 3, Philly a lot of ways to win -- and screw the Lakers, too.

Now what? Trying to figure out what the Sixers will do with all these bigs

Ben Simmons was drafted No. 1, so what will GM Bryan Colangelo do with a glut of front court players.

Ben Simmons is the Sixers' first No. 1 pick since Allen Iverson.

Sixers draft Ben Simmons, the future of Philadelphia hoops

Ben Simmons joins a young core of Sixers looking to turn around the fortunes of a franchise in desperate need of a star.

Ranking every Sixers First-Round NBA Draft pick since 1985

On the cusp of drafting Ben Simmons, here's a look at the good, bad and ugly first round picks the Sixers have made since 1985.

The 1996 NBA Draft class featuring Allen Iverson (top, second from left), Kerry Kittles (top, third from left) and Kobe Bryant (lower, middle) with then commissioner David Stern

NBA Draft: A former GM’s inside story of passing on Kobe Bryant

John Nash relives the time he wanted to draft Philly phenom Kobe Bryant, but was overruled by John Calipari, who took Villanova star Kerry Kittles.

Kevin Love in Las Vegas celebrating the Cavs' championship.

The case for Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo getting Cleveland’s Kevin Love

Kevin Love is going to be traded. Are the Sixers a good fit? Do they have enough to go and get him? Should they?

Ben Simmons wants to be a Laker; should the Sixers pick him anyway?

He could be the savior of the franchise. He could also be its biggest problem.

Simmons or Ingram: With the first pick, the Sixers should select…

It's between Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram in the NBA Draft. But who they pick may not be the most important decision to go from the Process to progress.

The Process worked: The Sixers get top pick in NBA Draft

The Sixers will pick first in next month's NBA Draft. The Process worked! Sort of!

Every possible NBA Draft Lottery scenario for the Sixers

Philly has the best chance at the top pick. Has The Process actually worked, or are we set for another letdown? Here's what might happen.

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