The 2013 NBA Draft was the beginning of the long “Process” for the Philadelphia 76ers. They traded Jrue Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans in order to select Nerlens Noel with the sixth overall pick and they had begun their massive rebuild.
The Sixers held the 11th pick in the draft and they selected a long and rangy point guard by the name of Michael Carter-Williams who went on to win Rookie of the Year. However, the Carter-Williams era lasted just one more half of a season before he was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks and he has since bounced around the league a bit.
In a re-draft done by Bleacher Report, they have the Sixers selecting Dennis Schroder who was selected 17th overall in the real draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
B/R on Schroder:
Schroder has the fourth-highest career scoring total and leads all 2013 picks in assists, but he slides outside the top 10 because his stellar counting stats have often been short on substance. He’s 14th in value over replacement player and 17th in box plus-minus in his class, but 2019-20 is the first season he’s ranked above the 50th percentile in points per shot attempt at his position. His teams have also defended better with him off the floor in five of his seven seasons.
Though he’s been a productive starter for most of his career, Schroder seems to have found his true calling as a dynamite reserve for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Quick, confident and never shy about shooting, he’s a useful leader of second-unit offenses.
Schroder is currently on his way to winning 6th Man of the Year for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but let’s rewind the clocks back to 2013. Philadelphia was beginning their unprecedented rebuild and the team probably would have had a similar type of season with Schroder that they did with Carter-Williams.
The only real difference one can maybe envision is that Schroder’s presence maybe alters the team’s future and they don’t get the chance to draft Ben Simmons. Maybe the mad scientist that is Sam Hinkie would have moved him at that point too. [lawrence-related id=30430,30422,30413]