CAMDEN, N.J. — For the first time in its history, the NBA turned the draft into a two-day event. Round 1 was on Wednesday and the Philadelphia 76ers selected Duke guard Jared McCain with the No. 16 overall selection.
The Sixers–and the rest of the NBA–now prepare for Round 2 of the draft which is set for Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT. Philadelphia will hold the No. 41 pick in the second round.
After selecting McCain on Wednesday, one has to wonder what the Sixers will do on day 2. President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey is happy that he has another day to get ready for Round 2 rather than going right into it, but it also won’t have an effect on anything he and the Sixers have planned for the rest of the offseason.
“I don’t think the draft is going to inform what we do in free agency very much,” Morey said. “So that’s pretty much how I do it and we do it, but yeah. It’ll be a quicker turnaround than normal. I love the second day.”
The fact that the Sixers and other teams now have more time to figure out what the plan will be for the second round is beneficial. Morey briefly went into the financial impact of having it on a second day.
“It’s amazing that in the past, there would be literally hundreds and millions of dollars in decisions made with back-to-back and two minutes on the clock,” he explained. “I mean, it’s a much better process for the league and a great change.”
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