The 26ers: Why the 76ers Will Be NBA Champs

"Together We Build" is the motto of Sixers this season. There is a lot of building to do. Tying the single season most consecutive losses mark with 26 straight losses is a pretty big accomplishment and the team should be congratulated for inching closer and closer to the coveted number 1 draft pick. Basketball is a little different from other sports, the number 1 draft pick is something you can't give up. In football, you could trade the pick and still get talent as good or better than #1 overall. Sitting 2 games behind the Bucks at the end of the season for the worst team in the league gave the Sixers fans a chance to look at the future brightly. The season was called a success by GM Sam Hinkie, and personally, it was. The NBA draft lottery show which gave the Sixers the third overall pick and the 10th pick in the upcoming draft, puts the 76ers in a good spot. Along with some of my mock draft selections I think the Sixers can land star power forward Jabari Parker with the third pick and somebody like a Gary Harrison out of Michigan State with the tenth pick. Another situation that could go down and one that I would be in favor it would be trading the 10th pick for the seventh pick.

The Lakers who hold the seventh pick are likely to select Kentucky power forward Julius Randle. Randle, the 6'9" 250-pounder seems like you'd be a great fit for Kobe Bryant in his final years to help get a post scorer along. The move from 10 to 7 would benefit the Lakers because they can pick up someone like Aaron Gordon with that pick. Aaron Gordon also plays power forward and has some similar attributes to Julius Randle. The Sixers can complete a low post presence that could be one of the best in the East.

A question I could be asked what would be why give up the chance to select Gary Harrison with the 10th pick he play shooting guard and that's a position that the Sixers need? My answer to that would be is Tony Wroten was a sixth man of the team last year and played shooting guard. He has been effective in that role but the transition to a starting player could benefit him in making his mark in the league, not just the division.

The title of my article is the 26ers: How the 76ers Will Become NBA Champions. I know I talked about the draft, but here is where the rings come in to play. The road to an NBA championship does start here in the 2014 draft I know for a fact the Sixers will not win the NBA title this year but what I can say is that they will be in the hunt in 3 to 4 years. With a lineup of Michael Carter-Williams, the rookie of the year at point guard, Tony Wroten at shooting guard, Wooden Award nominee Jabari Parker at small forward, Julius Randle at power forward and 7 foot center Nerlens Noel. I'm not forgetting Thaddeus Young, I can't forget him either, because he has the most trade stock of any player on this team besides MCW. There is more then a likely chance that Thaddeus Young can be shipped by the time to seasons over. I'm not saying that come draft night Thaddeus Young won't be made available, but I do not think he will be used in a package of some sort. I feel that he would make best as a deadline kind of trade much like the Sixers did with Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes this year sending Spencer to Cleveland and Evan to Indiana, who made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Some teams looking for a 3-guard or a small forward could use Thaddeus in that role and can benefit a playoff contender come April.

"Together We Build" I started off the article by saying that the motto of the 76ers it's the well and I will reiterate my belief in that saying because the success of the Philadelphia 76ers in the future not just for the season but for the next couple of years really does need some help. In a couple of seasons, I really think the Sixers can turn "Together We Build" to "Together We Built".