NJ.com · May 17, 2017
NBA Mock Draft 2017: ESPN projects Sixers pass on Josh Jackson for...
Malik Monk #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats walks off the court after being defeated by the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at FedExForum on March 26, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (The Sixers now know where they will be picking in the 2017 NBA Draft -- so now it is time to start projecting who they will be taking.
Will it be Kansas forward Josh Jackson, the player many have linked to them since the lottery completed?
Not so fast.
In his first mock draft following the final order being set for the NBA Draft, ESPN's Chad Ford has the Sixers taking Kentucky guard Malik Monk.
Why Monk? Ford writes:
