Sixers take a pure scorer at No. 16 in our 1st-round mock draft

Sixers take a pure scorer at No. 16 in our 1st-round mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

How will the 2024 NBA draft unfold? Here’s our mock draft for Round 1 on June 26:

1. Hawks: Alex Sarr, PF, Perth Wildcats (Australia)

This is likely to be an offseason of significant change for the Hawks, whose backcourt pairing of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray hasn’t led to consistent winning. The 7-foot Sarr has the chance to be what the Sixers hoped Nerlens Noel would become a decade ago, a switchable defender on the perimeter who can also become one of the NBA’s best deterrents at the rim.

Offensively, Sarr is far more skilled than Noel ever was, particularly with his ability to handle the ball on the perimeter and drive to the basket. He reminds me of a young Pascal Siakam on that end of the floor. There’s All-Star potential here if Sarr can make three-point shots. If not, he still has a high floor because of the defense.

The Wizards need everything, so why not take a player who can be the foundation of their defense for the next decade? Clingan is simply enormous — 7-2 with a 7-7 wingspan and over 280 pounds — but he moves extremely well for his size, as we saw in the NCAA tournament. He’s probably not ever going to step outside and shoot threes like Brook Lopez, but Clingan can gobble up rebounds at both ends of the floor and finish everything around the rim.

3. Rockets trade pick to Nets in deal for Mikal Bridges

Nets pick Zaccharie Risacher, SF, JL Bourg (France) 

Brooklyn gets this pick, their own 2026 first-round pick back from Houston, a 2027 pick swap, Cam Whitmore, Steven Adams and Jeff Green in exchange for Bridges, who joins an exciting Rockets core alongside Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green. While Bridges would have been an ideal fit with the Sixers, Houston has more assets to entice Brooklyn to get a deal done.

The Nets can now make Risacher (pronounced “Reese-uh-shay”) one of the pillars of their rebuild, along with the future picks they have coming from Phoenix in the Kevin Durant trade. Risacher is a 6-foot-8 wing who can already do a…

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Publish date : 2024-06-10 23:50:45

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