Philadelphia 76ers Draft Day

Today the Philadelphia 76ers have the luxury of having three first-round picks in today's NBA Draft. The 76ers have the 1st pick, 24th pick, and the 26th pick. We all know the 76ers will choose Ben Simmons as the number #1. After that is where is the fun comes in. There have been rumors that the 76ers could package the 24th pick and the 26th pick to receive another lottery pick. Also, the 76ers are still trying to trade Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel whomever gets the better trade value.

The 76ers are trying to go after Kris Dunn if they get a second lottery pick. The 76ers were also rumored to be interested in Kentucky shooting guard Jamal Murray. Either one of those players will help out the 76ers significantly. The 76ers also need to use this draft to draft guards that can shoot the ball, considering the 76ers are one the worst shooting teams in the NBA. If they draft either of these players this could help the 76ers back court issues.

New York Knicks Trade for Derrick Rose

Yesterday the Knicks made a big trade before the 2016 NBA Draft. With the New York Knicks not having any first round picks they were up a creek. The Knicks had a huge need for a  Point Guard considering they only averaged 7.6 points per game, which is the fewest in the NBA, from the starting Point Guard position. The New York Knicks handled their Point Guard issue by trading for Chicago Bulls former MVP Point Guard Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday, and the Bulls 2017 2nd round draft pick. The New York Knicks traded Robin Lopez, Jerian Grant, and Jose Calderon to the Chicago Bulls. This was a huge upgrade in the Point Guard for New York going from Jose Calderon to Derrick Rose.

Although this isn't the same explosive Derrick Rose before all the knee injuries, he's still a talented player. Derrick Rose averaged 16.4 points per game, 4.7 assists per game, and 3.4 rebounds per game. That will help run Jeff Hornacek's fast paced offense that he ran when he coached in Phoenix. After this move, the Knicks have 30 million in cap space to spend in free agency. If they could get another big name free agent the Knicks could go from bottom of the East to playoff contention. But, with Kristaps Porizingis, Carmelo Anthony , & Derrick Rose this could be the start of something special in New York.

Rematch In NBA Finals

Well, fans got what they've been waiting for all season. After an extraordinary comeback by the Warriors in the Western Conference to come back down 3-1. An NBA final rematch between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. This series is highlighted by two stories. The first story is can LeBron James finally bring a championship back to Cleveland? The other story is can Steph Curry and the Warriors win back to back titles?

The key to the Warriors is Steph Curry & Klay Thompson have to continue to shoot the three ball well. Also, Iguodala must slow down LeBron as much as he can. Draymond must continue to have his all around games and refrain from getting flagrant and technical fouls. Also, Golden State bench must continue to produce. Harrison Barnes must also give them production whether he's starting or off the bench.

In order for the Cavs to win Kyrie Irving & Kevin Love need to produce and take some pressure off LeBron. JR Smith has to find his jumper again because it's been MIA as of late. Channing Frye has to come off the bench hitting threes. Also, Tyronn Lue has to be smart and play Mozgov when Festus Ezeli comes in the game. Lue also needs to put Shumpert on one of the splash brothers if they want to have a chance of winning this series.