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The Final Piece: Dragan Bender

The 2016 NBA Draft might be the best chance for the Philadelphia 76ers to add the last piece to their young nucleus. That final piece of the puzzle could be 17-year-old Croatian big man Dragan Bender.

Last in a series.

Dragan Bender is the future of basketball.

That sentiment was initially espoused by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell earlier this summer, but there are plenty of talent evaluators who don't think that assessment is entirely off-base.

Think about it: How many 7-footers can run the break, bang in the low post, and casually knock down 3-pointers?