After a tumultuous 19-63 W-L in the 2013-14 season that saw the Sixers hit the bottom of the Logo there were a few bright spots. The 2013-14 NBA R.O.Y went to Sixers 2014 Lottery Pick Point God Michael Carter-Williams of the 'Cuse Orange dba M.C.W.. They acquired that pick on a Draft Day Trade sending All-Star Point God Jrue Holiday to State Bird of Louisiana Hoops to get the #10 Overall Pick M.C.W.. Nerlens Noel sat out all last season due to a January 2013 Torn ACL suffered in his Freshman Season and only season at UK Lexington. The last bright spot was the Sixers having Salary Cap Space and multiple picks in the 1st round again in the 2014 NBA Draft.Now Philly blew a smokescreen as reports were they wanted at the #3 slot Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker as Kansas Big Joel Embiid from Cameroon was slated to go #1 before the foot surgery. Philly shocked everyone but themselves as the big Fella fell to them at #3 and that was Cheese steaks and Retro Throwbacks for all of Sixers Nation on that pick even though he is 4-6 months away. Then the Sixers swapped 10 and 12 getting Croatia's Dario Saric for Rajun Cajun's U Elfrid Payton. They were not done after that as we look at the projected 2014-15 76ers Roster and if it were a College Team they would be #1 in the Country with some of those exciting young pieces!
the SEVENTY-SIXERS 2014-15 Roster
PG M.C.W.
Combo G T. Wroten Jr.
SG J-Rich
SF Thad-Ex
PF Arnett Moultrie
PF Nerlens Noel
C Joel Embiid
2014 Draft Picks
C Joel Embiid (1st Rd #3)
SF Dario Saric (1st Rd #10 in Turkey 2014-16)
SF K.J. McDaniels (2 Rd #32)
SF Jerami Grant (2 Rd #39)
PG Pierre Jackson (2 Rd #47)
PG Vasilije Micic (2 Rd #52)
SG Nemanja Dangubic (2 Rd #54)
Only the 1st Rounders are guaranteed with Contracts as Micic and Dangubic will be playing in Europe the next few seasons as Saric signed a deal a moth ago to play in Turkey 2014-16.
Jackson is an electric guard that huge nights in the NBDL for the Idaho Stampeders of 40 plus points on six different occasions. Fittingly enough the Las Vegas, Nevada Native was also JUCO National Player of the Year at College of Southern Idaho before starring at Baylor.
The Sixers also have Team Options are Guard Elliot Williams for $981K and Center Jarvis Varnado $915K in the 2014-15 season.
Just looking at the Prospects of Noel and Embiid in the Middle by January 1st, 2015 gives the Sixers hope as they look to be on the come up in an average Atlantic Division run by #WeTheNorth the Dinosaurs of Toronto!
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