re: Would you trade the #6 pick for Okafor?

I want okafor!!! One of the few new centers that knows how to post up

True but other than Dunn in this draft, there aren't any other players that are known for their defense ( Murray and Hield). I think okafor has the ability to improve on defense tho considering he's only 20. By yeah it's all personal preference

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I really like Embiid's upside if he could get healthy

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A lot of people really liked Greg Oden's upside if he could stay healthy. Not saying Embid has the same fate. But if he's already having trouble staying on the court, it's not a promising sign. And if I were the sixers I wouldn't take that gamble

When Ryan and I used to talk about adding Boogie if we could, I always landed on no because in my research, I couldn't find elite teams with two high usage bigs. And Okafor is just a poor mans Boogie IMO

Yes and anyone that says no doesn't know how good Okafor will be. He is be perfect compliment to AD. He is a 20-10 player with a very good FG%. He is a great post up player and would stretch a baseline defense and open up the other side for AD and vice versa.

The Sixers are crazy but I understand why they would want to chase two players in this draft.

You can't play a big who is unable to defend on the perimeter late in games. You just can't, hence why nobody does it. And again, show me a contender with two high usage bigs in the last twenty years. It just doesn't happen

He's a good player, could be very good, but not the guy you want to put next to AD IMO

Adams is mobile enough to defend on the perimeter- think of his signature play vs SA. Ibaka obviously can too

And they don't have two high usage bigs if that was what you referring to either

Pau Gasol and (sort of) Bynum too. The Marc Gasol/Zach Randolph combo could have won a title if the front office had done more to surround them with shooters.

The entire concept of anyone being a bad fit next to AD is somewhat absurd. Transcendent players fit with everyone.

First, you have to question if Memphis was ever really a contender. Second, AD and Okafor's usage rates are much higher than Zach and Gasol

And you are right, nobody is a bad fit with AD. It's the difference of ideal vs good. In this NBA, AD is gonna finish games at the 5 unless you have a guy who can defend with mobility and hit the mid range shot who is 7 feet, 250+ next to him

So if given the choice of adding Okafor, who likely wouldn't finish games, and a guard who would, it would probably be wise to go with the guard

Okafor would step all over AD's blossoming offensive game. Pels need a 3pt shooter. Okafor would be the worst possible outcome.