Sixers To Make Predictably Bad Pick Tonight

The NBA Draft is tonight! While some teams are wheeling and dealing, the 76ers seem content to see who falls to them at the #16 spot.

The 700 Level links to John Smallwood, who writes about the 76ers’ awful draft history. And, yes, since the lottery, the 76ers best pick is Allen Iverson. Ignoring the recent picks who appear to be panning out at least somewhat, the second best is probably Jerry Stackhouse or Clarence Weatherspoon. Simply frightening.

(In other 76ers news, the team’s offered contracts to Iguodala and Lou Williams.)

The NBA Draft used to be probably the best off-season day in sports; now that it’s been moved to ESPN it is significantly less fun. Still, might want to tune in and see who the newest cager in town will be.

Dr. Joel Fish To Console Players Unfortunate Enough To Be Drafted By 76ers

Do you prefer your news from a biased source? How about an unabashedly biased source? Well, tonight is the NBA draft, and the 76ers are covering the draft on Sixers.com!

Actually, the updates aren’t bad at all, but I’m not coming up with another lead. I mean, I did I learn this:

Dr. Joel Fish, the team’s psychologist, is also in the draft room now, there to lend his thoughts when needed.

Now why would the 76ers need Dr. Fish? Oh, oh. If a player’s drafted by the 76ers, he’s going to be despondent. That makes sense then.

If you’re looking for other Sixers draft coverage, Philly.com is going to have 2400 people blogging the draft. I also tremendously enjoyed my friend Dave Zeitlin’s day-before-the-draft wrap-up yesterday, and he’s also blogging tonight. Be sure to check it out if the West Chester Daily Local’s server is working, which it almost certainly won’t be.

Draft Day Frequent Update [Sixers.com]
Sports Corner [Daily Local]