76ers News: D'Angelo Russell A Draft Possibility For Philadelphia?

The Philadelphia 76ers will have another early lottery pick to play with in the 2015 NBA Draft, and dynamic Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell may be the prize they're looking for in the first round.

Here's Mike Sielski of The Inquirer with the report:

Beyond the 19.3 points, the 5.7 rebounds, and the 5.0 assists he averaged for Ohio State in his only season of college basketball, Russell promises to be perhaps the most intriguing player in the draft, driving a debate that will define the 76ers' selection and maybe much of their future.

An NBA executive told The Inquirer last week that Russell is "the guy they want. That's the word around the league." That perception exists in part because the most valuable assets on the Sixers' roster are two post players, Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel, and it's natural to presume that the Sixers might covet Russell based solely on a desire to strengthen their backcourt, that they'd bypass both Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor for Russell or Emmanuel Mudiay.

After pawning off Michael Carter-Williams to Milwaukee, the time may be now for the 76ers to reload in the backcourt and snatch Russell off the board early in the draft.

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