Though the Sixers haven’t officially confirmed Markelle Fultz will be the pick at No. 1, it’s safe to assume they didn’t trade into that spot for anybody else. We’ll only get to know some of the reasons they thought it was the right move to do, but you can bet there are behind-the-scenes things that took place beyond their impression of Fultz’s game.
Could some of that have to do with pressure from Fultz’s camp? If you read Ken Babb’s new profile of Fultz for the Washington Post, it sure sounds like Philly was on the brain of his coach and mentor, Keith Williams, who apparently confessed he was pulling for Fultz to go to Philly immediately after Boston won the draft lottery.