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NBA Draft is almost here! Check out our full first-round mock draft, including top picks like Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper, a surprise Pelicans trade, and bold predictions that could reshape the NBA’s future,
Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson has been added to the list of players who have worked out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the draft.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNSixers draft profile: Khaman Maluach is a bona fide big manMaluach’s size is an obvious place to start; he’s a bona fide big man whose 7-6.75 wingspan was the highest at the draft combine. His youth and potential to make major progress are worth highlighting, too. Maluach began playing basketball in 2019 and represented South Sudan at the Paris Olympics as a 17-year-old. He’ll be 18 on draft night.
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.
This edition now turns to the 2018 draft as the Sixers were looking to build off the momentum built during the 2017-18 season. At the time, Philadelphia was led by Ben Simmons and
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.