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5 draft day trades 76ers should make

By Cody Williams

Apr 5, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) during the first quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 5, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) during the first quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 22: Eric Bledsoe
NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 22: Eric Bledsoe /

4. With Suns for Eric Bledsoe

If we’re being 100 percent honest, the Philadelphia 76ers could use any kind of talent that’s established in this league that they can get. Despite having some talented young players and a plethora of assets, they are clearly lacking players that have already proven that they can be highly productive and more at the NBA level. However, there’s another team picking in the lottery that they could potentially make a blockbuster deal with that I believe would benefit both parties.

When you look at the Phoenix Suns, they’ve really been like a version of the 76ers in an alternate universe. They’ve acquired assets but tried to expedite the ever infamous process and it’s ultimately been a failed experiment for them in a big way. Subsequently, both teams need to blow up their current rosters and processes to varying degrees and the Suns trading Eric Bledsoe would allow them to do that.

Bledsoe has proven on a number of occasions (when healthy of course) that he can be a productive point guard in this league. It would certainly take a blockbuster deal and possibly even the No. 1 pick to get that deal done, but the Suns are a team with a ton of assets to deal as well that could really result in a monster trade getting done on draft day if everyone is willing to make waves.

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