The 76ers in 2013 – Neither Heaven nor Hell

After the disastrous involvation in last year’s Bynum – Iguodala – Howard Blockbuster-deal the Philadelphia 76ers have reached rock bottom. It is a team without a born scorer but a stagnating Evan Turner whose performance to this day has to be entitled disappointing in the light of his talent. And although the lottery-draftpicks Michael Carter-Williams and healthy Nerlens Noel are facing Starting-5 positions their prospected talent cannot match a Kyrie Irving or Anthony Davis.

The past offseason has much rather been the signal for a complete rebuild. The draftday trade of Jrue Holiday to the newly named Pelicans marks the beginning of a juvenile revolution. But as we know it’s always darkest before the dawn and this very dawn has to be the draft class of 2014 – Described by many as the best since 2003 it could undo several mistakes and bring a player to Philly which could be the new “Answer” to this team’s future.

Without further ado the route for this season can clearly be concluded as follows: tanking for the lottery!

Name Position Rating
Michael Carter-Williams 1 PG 68
Jason Richardson 23 SG 73
Evan Turner 12 SF 75
Thaddeus Young 21 PF 79
Nerlens Noel 4 C 72
Spencer Hawes 00 C 70
James Anderson 9 SG 67
Lavoy Allen 50 PF 66
Royce White 30 SF 66
Kwame Brown 54 C 60
Arnett Moultrie 5 PF 60