The NBA design begins in many ways at No. 3

There is an argument that the NBA draft of this Junis really begins at Pick No. 3, in which the Philadelphia 76ers between now and Daryl Morey's turn search a lot of optionality.

The entire basketball world knows that Cooper Flag is going to Dallas after the Mavericks have shocked the number 1 in the lottery drawing of last week. In second place, after San Antonio had unlikely to jump into his own lottery happiness, Victor Wembanyama's Spurs certainly does not seem to be a hand in the version for Rutgers Point Guard Dylan Harper.

Up to this point, numerous competing teams continue to believe that the Spurs will ultimately hold on to their choice alongside De'aaron Fox and Stephon Castle and that Harper welcomes Harper on their back seat.

What brings us to Philly …