As you buckle in for what might end up being a pretty wild NBA draft night, there's already a bit of news that's bubbled to the surface.
This possible trade might be dead, but according to The Athletic's Michael Scotto, the Sixers internally batted around the idea of packing last year's No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz, along with No. 10 and 26 to move up into the top five.
That would qualify as a pretty huge move. And it's interesting, considering the Sixers are reportedly reluctant to include Robert Covington or Dario Saric in a deal.
The target of this possible move to the top five?
"The target was (Michael) Porter during these discussions," Scotto writes." However, that thinking dampened with Porter's back remaining a major question mark. If JJ Redick leaves in free agency, Fultz is the favorite to start at shooting guard."
That's certainly interesting.
Porter is a pretty big question mark heading into draft night. He's talented and the Sixers' obviously really like him as a player, but it seems like no one is sure what to make of his back, which needed surgery in November.
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The top of Scotto's mock draft is full of juicy nuggets like that involving possible trades.
Eventually, Scotto has the Sixers taking Villanova's Mikal Bridges at No. 10, a move that would make plenty people very happy. He then has them taking Grayson Allen at 26 before going back to Nova to draft Jalen Brunson at 38.
