When is the draft?For real? We know you know this. You have to know this. June 23rd, 8:00 PM EST, Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Brooklyn? Hmmm. BoltBus to Manhattan, MTA to Atlantic Avenue; I could actually go to this!Indeed you could, and you probably wouldn’t have to shell out too much coin to get there. As for getting into the building, tickets range in price from $24.50 to $54.50. But yeah, if you’d like to cheer and scream and support the Sixers and whomever they make the third number one pick in franchise history, then right on!Ok, but if I don’t go, how can I follow along?As far as TV coverage goes, ESPN will broadcast the event live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Air time is 7:00 PM EST.As for social, we’d love to take care of you. Here’s what we can offer:FacebookInstagramTwitterAnd there’s Snapchat, too. Just search “Sixers.”Also, if you were one of the proactive 4,000 fans who scored free tickets to the team’s DraftKings Draft Party at Eakins Oval, we’ll see you there on Thursday. If you’re still hoping to find a way in, be sure to get on the waitlist.Copy. Let’s get down to what matters the most. Who will the team actually draft?Going into draft night, the Sixers own the rights to three picks, all of which fall in the first round. Their first pick is the actual first pick, which they secured by winning the NBA Draft Lottery for the second time in team history.The Sixers will also have two other chances to choose in the first round, thanks to a pair of past trades. Via an August 2014 three-way deal with Cleveland and Minnesota, the Sixers received the Miami Heat’s first-round pick this year, which ended up being number 24. From a February 2015 transaction with Denver, the Sixers got the 26th overall selection as well. To provide a sense of which players the Sixers could take with their three picks, we consulted a few respected mock drafts.
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JR G Josh Hart (Villanova)
SR G Melvin Johnson (VCU)
SR F Jaylen Bond (Temple)
SR F Shawn Long (Louisiana – Lafayette)
SO G Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)5/20JR F Jaron Blossomgame (Clemson)
SR G Maodo Lo (Columbia)
SR F Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph’s)
SR F Taurean Prince (Baylor)
SR F Winston Shepard (San Diego State)
SR G Fred VanVleet (Wichita State)5/30SR F / C Joel Bolomboy (Weber State)
JR G Brannen Greene (Kansas)
SR G / F Danuel House (Texas A&M)
JR Q Tim Quarterman (Louisiana State)
JR G Isaiah Taylor (Texas)
SO F James Webb III (Boise State)6/2 SR F Rosco Allen (Stanford)
SO G Brandon Austin (Northwest Florida State)
G Isaia Cordinier (France)
SR G Alex Caruso (Texas A&M)
SO G / F Daniel Hamilton (Connecticut)
SR F Alex Poythress (Kentucky)6/13FR G / F Brandon Ingram (Duke)6/14 – #1SR G Michael Bryson (UC – Santa Barbara)
SR G A.J. English (Iona)
SR F Tomasz Gielo (Mississippi)
SR F Georges Niang (Iowa State)
SR F Dyshawn Pierre (Dayton)
JR F Jarrod Uthoff (Iowa)6/14 – #2FR F Jaylen Brown (Cal)6/15SR G Bryn Forbes (Michigan State)
SR F Grandy Glaze (Grand Canyon)
JR F STefan Jankovic (Hawaii)
SR G Retin Obasohan (Alabama)
SR G David Walker (Northeastern)
FR F Stephen Zimmerman (UNLV)6/21 SR G Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
SR F Perry Ellis (Kansas)
SR G Trey Freeman (Old Dominion)
SO F Justin Moss (Buffalo)
SO F Pascal Siakam (New Mexico State)
SR F Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)Looks like a pretty comprehensive list. How is the team feeling about everything related to the draft?To help address whatever ICYMI needs you might have, find below links to 10 previously published Sixers.com articles that we feel capture key subplots surrounding the team, and the draft.5/17: Lottery Winners React5/18: “Franchise-Type” Players to be Had in Draft5/20: Detail Defines Sixers Scouting Approach5/23: Colangelo Aims to Pick “Player We Think is Best Fit”5/31: Front Office Bonds Amidst Scouting Trips6/2: Newly Hired Cohen Eager to Help, Support6/13: Ingram Has “Great” Workout6/14: Determined Brown Encouraged by Progress6/16: Diverse Opinions Form Draft Day Decisions6/17: First Pick’s First; After That?Sweet! This is a big help.Great! Our intent is all for your delight. Wait, one last thing. Once the draft is over, what else can I look forward to this summer in terms of Sixers basketball?A lot, and you won’t have to wait too long. After the Sixers close the book on this year’s draft, they’ll begin assembling rosters for the Utah Jazz and Samsung Summer Leagues. The teams that the Sixers submit to both leagues will likely consist primarily of rookies and second-year players.To get a head start on their summer slate, the Sixers have set a June 30th departure date for their trek to Salt Lake City, where they’ll then conduct a brief training camp, before opening Utah Jazz Summer League play on July 4th against the Boston Celtics. The Sixers will take on the San Antonio Spurs July 5th, and on July 7th, face the host Jazz.Complete schedule details for the Utah Jazz Summer League can be found by clicking here. Game dates and tip-times for the Samsung Summer League, which will be held in Las Vegas from July 8th through July 18th, have not yet been announced.
