In this 2012 NBA re-draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select JaMychal Green at 15 overall.
The 2012 version of the Philadelphia 76ers was an exciting team that was just one win away from an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. Granted, they needed a Derrick Rose injury to happen for them to upset the Chicago Bulls in Round 1, but they did push the Boston Celtic to seven tough games in Round 2.
Then, they pulled off the dreaded Andrew Bynum deal, and any hope that team had at competing went out the window. Before they made that deal, the team had the 15th pick in the NBA Draft and they selected Moe Harkless before he was sent to the Orlando Magic as part of the Bynum deal.
In a re-draft done by Bleacher Report, Harkless doesn’t get drafted in the first round, and the Sixers select JaMychal Green out of Alabama. Green actually went undrafted in 2012, but he has had a solid career in the league.
B/R on Green:
Green follows Bazemore as a second straight undrafted player doing much better for himself this time around.
The 6’8″ forward completely changed his profile by adding a three-point shot in 2015-16, and he’s now at 36.7 percent on 2.0 attempts per game for his career. His best years were in Memphis, but Green’s most tantalizing stretch came in the 2019 playoffs when he had success as a small-ball center for the Clippers.
He might get a more extended shot at the 5 on another team, but backup-big extraordinaire Montrezl Harrell is blocking his path to the gig in Los Angeles. Having moved beyond the point in the draft at which clear starters are available, Green is a solid frontcourt option off the bench.
Green has career averages of 8.1 points and 6.2 rebounds and he was a consistent starter for the Memphis Grizzlies before moving to a bench role with the Los Angeles Clippers. He would have had a solid role on the 2012-13 Sixers unless the team decided to trade him too in order to acquire Bynum. [lawrence-related id=30331,30325,30318]
