Quote:They would never have gotten Bennett. It would make no sense on the Wolves end. They ended up getting the going rate for players like Young if you look at recent deals. Could easily see this pick ending up in the 14-17 range, which would be gold.


People hating on the Sixers for doing this should shift that anger towards the NBA. This is how you have to field a legitimate NBA contender nowadays, unless you go the Heat route. The Sixers have been in NBA purgatory forever before the new ownership took over. Fielding just good enough teams to make the playoffs, but not good enough to do anything. And because of that, not getting a good enough draft pick to draft a star player or having the cap space to sign one. And they probably did better than most teams during that time drafting while picking in the low to mid teens. Getting quality players like Dalembert, Holiday, Young, Iggy, Vucevic.