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Ben Simmons Pairs up With Trae Young in Hypothetical Trade
But Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report threw in a new name this week and proposed a Sixers-Hawks trade that would team Ben Simmons up with Trae Young. Before Swartz makes his way to a hypothetical Ben Simmons trade, he proposes the idea that the 76ers dish out veteran power forward Tobias Harris to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for veteran shooting guard CJ McCollum.
Philadelphia Draft Picks
Jaden
Springer
1
Rnd
28
Pk
SG
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 19
- School: Tennessee
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 202
Yahoo Sports Commentary
Springer is a reliable guard who is a great defender and a consistent shooter. He has good size at 6-foot-4 and averaged 12.5 points and three assists per game during his one season at Tennessee.
Filip
Petrusev
2
Rnd
20
Pk
C
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 42
- School: Serbia
- Height: 6' 11"
- Weight: 235
Charles
Bassey
2
Rnd
23
Pk
C
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 36
- School: W. Kentucky
- Height: 6' 10"
- Weight: 230
Yahoo Sports Commentary
Bassey has an NBA-ready frame at 6-foot-11 and 235 pounds. He averaged 3.1 blocks and 17.6 points per game during his junior season at Western Kentucky.
NBA Atlantic Standings
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 23 | .681 | 0.0 | |
| 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 | |
| 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
- x
- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- z
- - Clinched Home Court