The team is learning how to win now, and with the imminent arrival of Ben Simmons, the team is looking at success well into the future.īut for now, the team will not feel the sting of improving too rapidly when the 2017 NBA Draft rolls into town. Thanks to some shrewd negotiations, the Philadelphia 76ers can enjoy the best of both worlds for the foreseeable future. Keep in mind if the Kings pick is more advantageous than the 76ers, the 76ers will select at that spot. Just clip on the “chances” button twice in the table below, find the projected rank of the 76ers and the Kings, and see what the odds of getting their respective 2017 NBA Draft Pick. You can check out the various lottery scenarios yourself. Right now, the Philadelphia 76ers are insured for success. If the 76ers land in the playoffs, they won’t get a lottery pick. If the Kings fall to 27, they have a 27.8 percent chance for a top three pick, and can do no worse than the seventh pick of the draft. Meanwhile, let’s just imagine the 76ers land in the playoffs. Now imagine a slide of the Kings from 22 to 27th rank by seasons end. So the probability of the 76ers getting a top three pick just went up from 15 to 21.1 percent. However, if they do, the Philadelphia 76ers will likely enforce their swap rights, and that pick will slide to the 76ers. At 22nd, the Kings have a 6.1 percent chance of landing one of the top three picks. In the “no swap world”, that’s the end of it.īut now, let’s consider the swap rights of the Kings first round pick in 2017. The team odds are greater to land the seventh pick (59.9%), the eighth pick (23.2%) or ninth pick (1.85%). And just 1.5 games ahead are the Sacramento Kings.Īt 24th, the Philadelphia 76ers have just a 15 percent chance of landing one of the top three prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers are ranked 24th in the NBA. So let’s see how this works in the current ranking of the NBA today, the morning of January 20th, 2017. Win games, and lose the lottery for future talent. Lose games, and win the lottery for future talent. The Philadelphia 76ers success has dimmed the luster of their 2017 NBA Draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. New York, NY, USA General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. For this moment, let’s ignore the incredible value of that 2019 first round pick, and just look at the 2017 draft swap rights, okay?
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Plus the team gets a clean first round draft pick in 2019. From that willingness to absorb expensive contracts, the Philadelphia 76ers received the draft swap rights in 2016 (expired) and 2017. And right now, it appears it may end up that way. That first round pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers if the pick becomes more valuable than the one held by the 76ers. Commit that four-letter word (tank) to memory, and do nothing, absolutely nothing, to jeopardize that top-10 protected first-round pick. Trade veterans for assets and to clear cap space.