(Sports Network) - Philadelphia sports plenty of youth and depth in the
backcourt, but needs help up front since center Spencer Hawes is an
unrestricted free agent, and veteran power forward Elton Brand is on his last
legs and a candidate for amnesty.
The Sixers brought in North Carolina teammates Tyler Zeller and John Henson,
Mississippi State's Arnett Moultrie, Baylor's Perry Jones III, St.
Bonaventure's Andrew Nicholson and Kentucky's Terrence Jones over the weekend,
foreshadowing their thinking.
Zeller and Henson will likely both be gone by the time the Sixers pick at No.
15 but the others, along with Ohio State's Jared Sullinger, could be
available.
The Sixers should absolutely roll the dice on Jones, a boom or bust type who
is a top five talent with an enormous upside but Moultrie is considered the
safer selection.
Players under contract: G: Jrue Holiday; F/G: Andre Iguodala; G/F: Evan
Turner; C/F: Nikola Vucevic; F: Thaddeus Young
Free Agents: C/F: Lavoy Allen (restricted); C: Tony Battie; F: Craig Brackins;
F: Elton Brand (early termination option); C: Spencer Hawes; G: Jodie Meeks;
(restricted); G: Xavier Silas (restricted); G: Lou Williams (early termination
option); F/G: Sam Young (restricted)
Recent Draft History:
2011: Nikola Vucevic (16), Lavoy Allen (50)
2010: Evan Turner (2)
2009: Jrue Holiday (17)
2008: Marreese Speights (16)
2007: Thaddeus Young (12), Daequan Cook (21), Petteri Koponen (30), Kyrylo
Fesenko (38)
Draft picks: 1st round (15th overall), 2nd round (45th overall, 54th overall)
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