Sixers Fans! Long Live 'The Process!'

Celtics and Lakers. Likely they would have taken the same players in either order. Ball to LA.

I think they take Fultz.

Draft Ball (if they consider him the best overall player), then deal him to whoever wants him (Lakers, probably) for their pick, plus extras.

I've got news for you, Celts may deal that pick to NY. Jackson has been in talks with Celts for over a year to deal Melo there. Celts are 100% interested. A swap of picks, plus a shitload of players and future picks, plus Melo and the Celts give up that 1 pick to the Knicks.

Let's be real, whao exactly would the Celtics pick as #1? Guard heavy draft and they don't need guards. What they do need is another prolific scorer, a veteran, a guy off the bench who can double what Olynyk can do in the blink of an eye. That guy is Melo. Melo on this Celtic team instantly makes them beat Cavs in semis next year. No doubt about that. Melo is the one missing piece for them and they actually have an opportunity to have him.

No joke, Melo is trade bait. And do you think Melo is going to approve a trade to Phoenix? Cavs, LA teams, or Boston are only places Melo is going to say yes to. And Celts have that pretty #1 pick. Trader Phil is definitely going to make a play for it.

Philly has had what, seven number one picks in the past four years? You and I both know they'll pick a guy with ankles, shin bones, and knees made of glass.

1) Melo isn't worth shit. He's on his last handful of productive years and he still hasn't learned to play defense, he's lazy, he has no competitive fire, and he still has a huge ego. Also, his basketball IQ is like a 64.

But most of all, he has that no trade clause and Jackson is desperate to get rid of him, which means other teams have pretty much all the negotiating power with the Knicks. Once again, the Knicks fuck themselves. They will continue to perennially suck as long as James Dolan owns the team.

2) Boston is in a great position, partly thanks to that Russian idiot who traded the Nets' 2017 pick for rickety-ass Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, under the impression he could buy a championship by bringing in big names. He bought himself a sub-.500 season. Boston doesn't need guards, but plenty of other teams would salivate at the guys in this draft, and Boston could easily land a scoring 3 or 4 to complement Isiah on the offensive end. Future looks bright for Celtics and making it to the conference finals this year is icing on the cake. The postseason experience for this young group of guys is invaluable.

3) I'd like to see the long-suffering Sixers finally have a decent team as much as anyone else, but this is getting ridiculous. They have been richly, obscenely rewarded for their epic tanking streak, and they've squandered so much of their largess on dudes who can't seem to get on the court. They have no excuses not to have a decent year next season.

Or just have competent owners and management, that way you could've been like Boston: go to the playoffs the last three years, get the #1 seed and make your way to the conference finals, and still end up with the #1 pick thanks to shrewd moves by your front office.

Or you could throw out a shitty product for your fans to suffer through for years and they'll celebrate a hypothetical success story that's still 3 years off in their minds. I know where I'd rather be right now.