As the NBA continues to push forward with the offseason and the Philadelphia 76ers continue to prepare for the 2020 NBA Draft, it is time to break down some potential prospects at 21 overall.
One popular choice for the Sixers in a lot of mock drafts is Charleston point guard Grant Riller. He ticks off a lot of boxes for the Sixers in terms of their immediate needs which is shooting, a ball-handler, and a real point guard to run the offense. If Philadelphia really wants to move forward with Ben Simmons off the ball at power forward, they will need a point guard to run the pick-and-roll offense.
Bryan Kalbrosky over at our sister site, Rookie Wire, raved about Riller for the Sixers in his mock draft:
Grant Riller is a ridiculously productive scorer who might have the best first step of any prospect in the class. He ranked seventh-best among Division I players in total isolation scoring, averaging 3.2 points per game. He is also an incredible interior finisher who shot 107-of-152 (70.4%) within five feet of the basket in 2019-20. That was second-best among all high-volume finishers who were 6-foot-3 or shorter.
There are plenty of options the Sixers could go with at 21, but Riller makes a lot of sense here. They really need a true point guard if they are going to go with Simmons off the ball now. It’s not like they will need Riller to be a star, but if they can get some solid performances out of him, then he can certainly deliver. [lawrence-related id=37610,37607,37602]