Sixers working out second round prospects Wednesday afternoon

By Jack Fritz, Sports Talk Philly editor 

With four second round picks in this June's draft, it seems as if the Sixers are doing their homework on those who should be available. 

According to Tom Moore of the Bucks County Courier Times, the Sixers will be working out a collection of these prospects on Wednesday afternoon.

Now, I highly doubt the Sixers will use all four of these picks on guys they expect to contribute next season. They simply have too many spots already filled up with guys that are here on a trial basis for the future core of the Sixers. The team will likely use a couple of these second round pick on international "draft and stash" guys that won't count against your roster for next season. 

The most interesting guy to me from this workout is Jordan Bell.

Everyone and their mother is searching for the next Draymond Green in the NBA and Bell might be it. Now, take that with a grain of salt. Bell is not the passer or 3-point shooter that Green is but from a defensive ability Bell is up there with Green coming out of college. He would be the perfect guy to roll off the bench and zig when other teams zag.

He is comfortable switching in the pick and roll game, something every team needs nowadays if they want to compete and he can protect the rim at 6'9. Bell averaged 2.3 blocks per game last season and everyone remembers his magical eight block game against the Kansas Jayhawks in the tournament last year.

He was PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2016-2017 and with the game trending more and more towards players like him I am shocked he's projected to go in the second round. His offensive game isn't very polished but he showed some flashes of a jumper and good passing touch. Plus, a center in today's NBA's main role is to defend the rim and not get torched in the pick and roll which Bell can absolutely do. I'd be really happy to add him in this draft. 

Thomas Bryant is a 6'10 center out of Indiana that can hit the three a little bit but is going to get torched defensively in the NBA. His feet just aren't quick enough. It is interesting however that he's the second center they're working out. Could there be an Okafor trade brewing?

L.J Peak is an interesting guy to take a flyer on. He's got the genetic makeup that you're looking for (6'5 height, 6'10 wingspan, 215 lbs) and a decent offensive game. If you're looking for a decent "3 and D" flyer, Peak might be your guy in the second round. He shot 34% from three last year from but his stroke doesn't look bad.

Peak probably only projects to be a role player in the NBA but finding a cheap three and D guy in the second round is pretty important in today's NBA and he could fit this profile for the Sixers. 

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