The Boston Celtics hold the top overall pick in the NBA Draft, and they're widely expected to take Washington's Markelle Fultz with the selection.
Boston plans to keep the pick, but are listening to offers for it. Many assume that if they trade the pick, it will be part of a package for them to land a superstar like Jimmy Butler. However, that may not be the case.
According to The Ringer's Bill Simmons, the Philadelphia 76ers should look to acquire that pick from the Celtics.
"The only thing I can see them doing--they're going to play it close to the vest," Simmons said. "They're hoping that someone is going do something stupid.
"Philly is the team I keep looking at. So Philly's three. Philly moves up to one and they get Fultz or Lonzo (Ball). Probably Fultz. You put Fultz with Ben Simmons and Embiid and that's it. If you keep Embiid and Simmons healthy, those are your three guys for the next 10 years. So if they love Fultz, and I don't know if they do, would you offer the number three pick, (Dario) Saric, who you don't need because you have Ben Simmons coming, and the Lakers pick next year to move up two spots? That Lakers pick might not be a great pick, because they're gonna try to get better this summer. Is that too much for that pick?"
Fultz is virtually guaranteed to be the No. 1 overall pick - no matter who is making the pick - after averaging 23.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game as a freshman at Washington.
Saric, who is one of three finalists for Rookie of the Year, averaged 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season.
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