Courtesy Bleacher Report
There’s another report about the 76ers infatuation with Kris Dunn. They don’t love him enough to take him #1, but there’s speculation Philly might make a play for picks 3 or 4:
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and it seems as though a small inferno is growing around Providence point guard Kris Dunn and the Sixers. Keith Pompey reported back in March that Philadelphia was interested in selecting Dunn “assuming the draft pick they get calls for that”, and Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher also said the Sixers could make a move for the third overall pick in order to draft Dunn. On Wednesday, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein expressed that the organization “loves” the two time Big East Player of the Year.
With uncertainty surrounding Ricky Rubio’s future with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia would likely have to execute a trade with the Boston Celtics at three or the Phoenix Suns at four in order to secure Dunn. The Sixers seem set on trying to move either Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor, and either one of those guys alone should be worth a top five pick in this draft class.
The real question is: Is Kris Dunn really good enough to warrant that kind of trade?
So here we are again, back debating the merits of Okafor and Noel.
Many Celtics fans on my Twitter feed immediately rejected this scenario and many commenters on that Liberty Ballers story feel like Philly should get something more in return.
For those who don’t want Noel/Okafor, maybe there’s a 3rd team out there who could join the mix?
