Now that we see what Simmons is it does make you wonder why they wanted to pair him with Fultz so badly.
Because Fultz was arguably the best prospect in the draft and his skillset should fit great with Simmons and Embiid. Of course that was before he screwed up his shot. Who else should they have taken?
Tatum - Ainge probably wouldn't have made the trade if the Sixers wanted Tatum. Would have added another player to the Sixers crowded front court when they need guards.
Lonzo - Smaller, lesser version of Simmons with significant limitations
Josh Jackson - Shooting concerns. Not a good fit with Simmons.
Fox - My favorite in this draft but shooting concerns so not a good fit with Simmons.
Isaac - More of a project. Adds to Sixers crowded front court.
Markannen - Really adds to Sixers crowded front court.
Ntilikina - Too much of a project to take 1st or 3rd.
Collins - Yikes!! Bad pick for the Blazers. Would have been really dumb for the Sixers.
Monk - There is a reason he dropped this far. His upside is limited.
this draft was deep. They could have stayed where they were and taken fox or another guard. Good guards are easy to find. The first red flag was when Fultz had a terrible workout with Boston. 2nd one was his terrible workout with the sixers. 76ers chose to ignore. Danny didn't. A good gm should be able to draft an elite guard at 3. 76ers prove their way ignorance. Fultz was not above and beyond better than fox or DJS. Fox is shooting 40% from 3 now
If I was Colangelo, I would have stayed at #3. If Fultz was available, I would have probably taken him even though Fox was my favorite player in this draft. The Sixers workout was more a rushed press event than a work out. A bad workout isn't a red flag. It is a data point to be considered along with the college performance and all the scouting you've done.
Fultz shot over 41.3% from 3 on 126 attempts in college.
Fox shot 24.6% from 3 on 69 attempts. He's not shooting 40% from 3 now. He is shooting 27.3% on 11 attempts. Even if was shooting 40%, trying to make any claims this early in the season on so few attempts is a very silly thing to do. As for DSJ, I don't think he'd have been a good fit for the Sixers. I don't think he'd handle being 3rd fiddle to Embiid and Simmons well. Fultz's laid back personality is a better fit. Fultz game is better compliment to them also. And BTW, Smith is shooting 30% from 3 and 53.8% from the line.