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Don’t Crown D’Angelo Russell as the King of Philadelphia Yet

And when we all dream at night, it’s of D’Angelo Russell in a Sixers jersey…

When the Sixers landed the third pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the church bells were rang all throughout Philadelphia. It seemed destiny that D’Angelo Russell, the slick shooting guard from Ohio State, would be in a Sixers uniform in due time.

But, doesn’t that almost seem too obvious?

Heading into the 2014 NBA Draft last season, I remember being convinced about Dante Exum coming to Philadelphia. I wasn’t the only one and people were convinced that he was coming to Philly.