Duke Will Add to All-Time Lottery Picks Lead on Thursday
According to this list released by Duke,
By ADAM ZAGORIA & JAKE WEINGARTEN The Lakers
John Wall told his Kentucky buddy De’Aaron Fox that UCLA’s Lonzo Ball will have a target on his back once he enters the NBA.
“John said you have a few players [who] have actually said it,” Fox said Monday morning on SportsCenter.
He added: “Lonzo is a quiet kid, I’ve known him for years. I didn’t know his dad [LaVar Ball] until our senior year of high school but he does things his own way, let’s put it that way.”
One day after reports hit that the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers were discussing a blockbuster trade for the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, the Sixers were set to host a blockbuster set of workouts.
On Saturday, the Sixers hosted Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox in the morning, and were set to host Washington guard Markelle Fultz later in the day. The 6-foot-4 Fultz, the projected No. 1 pick, was previously set to work out for Boston on Saturday.
Boston owns the No. 1 pick in the draft, but is reportedly ready to deal it for the Sixers’ No. 3 pick plus their 2018 first-round pick via the Lakers.
De’Aaron Fox putting in some work here for the #Sixers #BBN pic.twitter.com/I8EN5fF2eM
— Dennis Chambers (@DennisChambers_) June 17, 2017
The Sixers also had Kentucky shooting guard Malik Monk in on Thursday and Kentucky big man Isaac Humphries on Friday.
Kevin Boyle has coached Ben Simmons and coached against Markelle Fultz — and he believes the two players would complement each other well on the rebuilding Philadelphia 76ers.
“I think that would be a be a good fit for Ben to get somebody who can really make shots,” Boyle, the legendary Montverde (FL) Academy coach, said Friday evening by phone.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are engaged in trade talks that would send the No. 1 pick (Fultz) to the Sixers in exchange for a combination of picks, presumably including the No. 3 pick this year. That would give the Sixers back-to-back No. 1 picks in Simmons and Fultz, neither of whom made the NCAA tournament in college.
“My understanding was the Sixers were going to play [the 6-foot-10 Simmons] at point,” Boyle said. “I don’t know what they’re thinking there, if that would change their mind or not.
