76ers 2016 NBA Draft Rumors: Latest Buzz, Speculation Surrounding No. 1 Pick

May 31st, 2016 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »
The Philadelphia 76ers hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, and president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo already knows what he plans to do with the selection.

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Colangelo Has Preference with No. 1 Overall Pick Tuesday, May 31 Colangelo told Howard Eskin of 94 WIP (h/t Derek Bodner of PhillyMag.com) he knows what he would do with the pick if the draft occurred "today," although he is not ready to reveal the choice:

You want to leave your options open right down to the bitter end. Any number of things can happen in this process. Players reveal certain things over time. Some of it is based on scouting and watching games, and some of it is based on the interview and meeting process, some of it is based on individual workouts and physical information. You look at everything, you want to comb through all of the data to make sure there is nothing you have not uncovered.


Colangelo also made it clear he couldn't announce the pick ahead of time even if he wanted to: "In the event of a draft pick you cannot publicly state who you are going to select prior to the commissioner w ...

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