WRG 2012 Mock Draft - #15 Philadelphia 76ers

We have a long offseason ahead of us, and have many potential holes to fill.

Lou Williams officially opted out of his contract recently, so our top bench scorer is more than likely gone.

Our starting center, Spencer Hawes, is a free agent, and we'll probably let some other team overpay for him. After all our first round pick last year, Nikola Vucevic should slip right into his role, but we could still use some big man depth, especially if we amnesty Elton Brand, as many expect us to do.

We aren't really thrilled with any big man at this point in the draft, but there are a number of wing scorers left, and we certainly can use one.

Lou Williams, a high scoring combo guard off the bench leaves? How about we just bring in a high scoring combo guard who is accustomed to coming off the bench? AND he's a hometown kid to boot? Sign us up.

With the 15th pick, the 76ers select Dion Waiters.

Get your hand outta there!

WRG 2010 Mock Draft - #2 Philadelphia 76ers

 
Our organization hasn't had much luck.  We gave out some questionable contracts and haven't been able to shed them.  We acquired an injured All-Star big man who preceded to play like an injured big man.

We had a few scrappy playoff runs but no one ever took us seriously.  We are basically in NBA hell.

So we have now shifted our focus to the draft.  We did well last year and raised our talent level, and we want to be sure to do the same this year.

We have narrowed our pick to two players who would do just that.

One is a huge risk, but a much better fit.  If we decide to keep our current roster intact, we would be very strong and pretty deep at every position.  We think we would be good right now, and everyone we are trying to develop would stay on their paths with no interruption.

The other is a player we consider a star and would certainly make our team better.  He is clearly the less risky pick.  However, we would have to make some adjustments to our roster, and we think he could impede the progress of our best young player.

To sum it up, we want to trade down.  But if we are picking here, we are taking the guy we think is right for us.  With the luck we've had, we might just be due.

With the #2 pick in the 2010 draft, the Philiadelphis 76ers select the best center on the board and the player that improves us the most - DeMarcus Cousins.

 Geno's or Pat's?  Boogie says both!