Ed Stefanski has made his first draft choice as 76ers President and General Manager. The Sixers took Marreese Speights 16th overall. The Sixers knew they needed to get bigger and more physical close to the basket. Speights’ work ethic has been questioned, but if Mo Cheeks can get through to his knew young forward, Speights could be [...]
June 26, 2008
Sixers Likely to Select Arthur
Chad Ford of ESPN.com reported at 4:23pm today that he believes it is most likely that the 76ers will select Darrell Arthur with their 16th pick in tonight’s NBA draft.
This is a change from his assertion yesterday that the leading candidate was DeAndre Jordan. Ford believes their has been a major change in opinion in [...]
June 26, 2008
Pre-Draft News
A year ago it was the Boston Celtics who made the biggest off season splash in the Atlantic Division by acquiring Keving Garnett and Ray Allen. How did that work again?
Now, the New Jersey Nets have made a blockbuster draft day move and I can only think of one response.
WHY?
The Nets traded Richard Jefferson, 28, who [...]
June 26, 2008
Dick Jerardi Draft Chat at Noon
Dick Jerardi of the Philadelphia Daily News held an NBA draft chat today on Philly.com.
Here is the transcript from Jerardi’s NBA Chat.
June 26, 2008
NBA Mock Draft
Today is the NBA Draft. Here is my mock draft. My pick for the Sixers is certainly a sleeper pick, but I know Ed Stefanski is a lot more involved with international talent than Billy King.
Following my mock, you’ll find links to prominent mocks including ESPN (updated this morning) and the Philadelphia Daily News picks.
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