The only thing that could make the NBA draft just a little bit better was if it was being held on the Parkway. Or in the Italian Market.
There will again be an early run on freshmen, with the top two picks virtually set. Beyond that, who knows? And just to make things even more interesting, everybody throw a dollar into the kitty every time somebody on TV mentions “skill-set,” “upside” or “length.”
Here are 25 things to know about Thursday’s draft:
- If/when the Sixers pick No. 1, it’ll be the fourth time in the last 54 years a team has had the top pick in consecutive seasons.