Cooney: Rating the Sixers' recent drafts

Providence's Kris Dunn (left), LSU's Ben Simmons (center) and Duke's Brandon Ingram are among the players who could be picked early in the NBA draft.It is a sad state of affairs, but a true one, that the most exciting time for the professional sports teams in this city aren’t centered around playoff time, but instead draft time.

In a dizzying amount of moves, the Eagles moved up from the 13th pick, to the eighth and then to the second, which enabled them to grab their franchise quarterback in North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz.

The Phillies will have the first overall pick next month and could bolster a promising young pitching staff by taking a lefty in either A.J. Puk out of the University…