I think it was hard to make a worse deal for KZ.
There was no reason to rush.
A new book about Philly's tank Process details how KZ's agent jerked around PHI and never met with their GM Hinkie despite his many attempts.
https://newzandar.com/2020/04/08/how-kristaps-porzingis-nba-draft-runaround-changed-the-fate-of-two-franchises/Apparently they had many grievances against PHI including their development of players.
PHI wound up taking Okafor 3rd.
Which was very good for us, since then we got KZ 4th.
If 6ers took KZ 3rd, we would have had a choice of Okafor, Zonja, Cauley Stein, Muddy, Stan Johnson, FranktheTank. Well, at least that's the rest of the Top 9.
My Turner, Booker, Winslow were all there too, but went 10-13.
I assume we'd go Okafor since he was considered a potential #1.
Btw, I wonder if any other draft had not one starter from 5-9. Unusual to find a handful of role players that high. For such a spotty draft, the 2nd round was pretty solid.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2015.htmlOtherwise, the book says that Fultz wanted to avoid PHI & NYK, thinking they'd be too near his MD home. And maybe big city shy. Certainly not encouraging.
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