Sixers like Fultz first, Lakers eye Ball as draft looms
NEW YO R K : Markelle Fultz is expected to become the No.1 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft after the Philadelphia 76ers swung a deal for the top choice after watching his private workout.
played at the University of Washing club’s fourth top overall pick and fol
Bryan Colangelo, the 76ers president of basketball operations, played - Boston and giving up a future num unclaimed talent.
results in one of those franchise-level
assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals over 25 games last season for a Wash
Okafor and 2017 NBA Rookie of the Saric. That young core of talent could provide a base to rebuild the team.
only one playoff series and they have Markelle Fultz, pictured in March, averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals over 25 games last season for the Washington Huskies.
“We have a core of young players Colangelo said.
- tion to make a deal. We felt the value of thing at the expense of only losing one
melding into a championship team
The Los Angeles Lakers have the second pick in the draft and are expected to select University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) standout Lonzo Ball.
14.6 points, 7.6 assists, 6.0 rebounds last season. No other US college -
Boston comes back at third overall in place, making Fultz expendable and opening the door for other talented playmakers as Josh Jackson, a shoot rebounds 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals a game for Kansas last season.
in the national college tournament, is also among the top prospects.
- mento again.