I would be curious how many NBA fans would legitimately take Option A over Option B when trying to build the foundations of an NBA contender.
Summary:
Option A:
Jrue Holiday
12th pick in 2015 draft
2015 2nd rd pick
2016 2nd rd pick
(No 2014 1st round pick, no extra 2014 1st round pick, no 2017 1st round pick)
Option B:
Nerlens Noel
Joel Embiid
Dario Saric
D’Angelo Russell (relatively realistic hypothetical)
2017 1st rd pick
(No 2015 2nd rd pick or 2016 2nd rd pick)
About Derek Bodner
Derek Bodner covers the NBA draft for USA Today, is a college basketball scout for DraftExpress.com, a Sixers on-air reporter for 97.3 FM ESPN, as well as an editor at LibertyBallers.com. His writing has also appeared at SBNation.com, Philly.com, RealGM.com, and NBAPlaybook.com, and he has been a guest on 94 WIP, 97.5 FM ESPN, KYW 1060, and CSN Philly. He is a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area.
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