It’s a shame we don’t have three first round picks this year from the AI trade…we could potentially land a solid 3 point shooting PG, a project big man, and a vet SG.

Pete and I will definitely do a Sixers draft board and free agent board as well. But we need to wait until after the draft order is set and the players that didn’t sign with an agent make up their mind.

I love Brandon Rush and would actually rather have him than Rodney Carney. This is probably one of the most anticipated summers for as a Sixers fan.

Do anything in our power to have a 2nd first round draft pick this year, anywhere in the 14 – 22 range. Two 1st round picks are incredibly important this year, because we need to address two of our needs: a PG to groom, and a project big man. IMO, we should draft:

1. DJ Augustine. Love this guy’s talent…not a dominant force like a Paul, Deron, etc…but certainly a very, very talented college PG with incredible ball handling, a nice mix of passing and scoring, can run a half court offense, and most importantly, can shoot the three ball, addressing another major need.

2. Potential available big men from 14-22 (Beasley, Brooks, Love & D’Andre Jordan will be gone):

–Anthony Randolph. If this guy IS here…I doubt he will be, but this should be our man. One of the few two way big men in the draft, an amazing one on one and team defender, great shot blocker, and actually has a pivot game as well. Lanky, wirey frame like Prince, but he can build that up in time.

–Darrel Arthur. +: NBA-ready body, huge talent and ceiling, is a team player, has slowly developed a nice post game. -: Needs to get better at rebounding, needs to assert himself more offensively, needs a jumpshot.

–Kosta Koufos: 7’0 finesse Euro guy…that has some toughness as well. He should stay in school, and is not ready for the NBA. +Great jumpshot, nice array of turnarounds, hustles. -: Bad shot selection, needs more aggression, needs a back to the basket game.

–Jason Thompson: This year’s annual 6’11, 20 pts 10 rbs guy from a small D-I school (Rider). These guys are pretty hit and miss, who knows.

–Donte Green: 6’9 PF from Syracuse, +: Has some freakish NBA talent, jump out of the building athletic, great outside shot, NBA body, not afraid to put a team on his shoulders. -: Huge danger of the Sheed Wallace/Chris Webber factor, and falling in love with the outside shot, is immature, shies away from playing a post game, horrendous shot selection, mediocre defense at best.

–Javale McGree: An overrated scrubb that people are high on because he showed flashes this year, and should be returning to school.

Out of the above…I think Anthony Randolph should be who we target as “our man”…if available…if not, I like Darrel Arthur’s upside as a project to work with.

DJ Augustine & Darrel Arthur would be an A+ draft, even if one doesn’t quite meet his potential.

Also, if Iguodala is signed and traded, I would strongly think about drafting Brandon Rush to have in the wings as an actual 3 point shooting guard.