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What if the Sixers had valued Villanova players? | Mike Jensen

Chicago Bulls guard Ryan Arcidiacono, here reacting after he made a three-point basket against Phoenix, went undrafted out of Villanova.

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It's easy to say now, but it should be said now. Drafts are judged in retrospect. From this close distance, the 76ers would be a heck of a lot closer to a championship outfit if they had valued the college players who were spending a lot of time playing in the Sixers' own home arena.

No, the Sixers brass didn't have to leave their building to watch the 2016 and 2018 NCAA champions in action.