The Philadelphia 76ers may be ready to move onto free agency very soon.
Most rebuilding processes in the NBA are a two-step process. Within the two major steps there is a lot of variation and difference between teams, but almost all teams take the two major steps to go from being a bottom-feeder NBA team to a high-level organization.
The first step is drafting. Since the teams that have the worst records have the best chance at the top draft picks, it’s natural that the rebuilding teams rely on the draft at first.
Here’s what the Sixers have been able to do in the draft over the past several years:
- 2013: Michael Carter-Williams (traded for Lakers pick)
- 2013: Pierre Jackson (has yet to play a regular season game with Sixers)
- 2014: Joel Embiid (with team, yet to play a game in NBA)
- 2014: Jerami Grant (a superb defender)
- 2015: Jahlil Okafor (a possible foundation for the future)
- 2015: Richaun Holmes (a reliable big man)
There has been more to their drafting, but those are the highlights.