Miami’s Bruce Brown Jr. highlights Wednesday’s Sixers workouts

By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly Staff

The Philadelphia 76ers are ramping up for next week's NBA Draft on June 21. On Tuesday, they hosted Villanova's Mikal Bridges and on Monday, Reading-native Lonnie Walker IV was a part of the pre-draft workouts. Here's a look at who the Sixers will have on hand for Wednesday's pre-draft workout, per Jessica Camerato. The list highlighted by potential late-round picks at No. 26 and second-round selections, which the Sixers have four of at this point:

Bruce Brown Jr. (G, Miami)

Stephen Brown (G, Bucknell)

Jevon Carter (G, West Virginia)

Bryant Crawford (G, Wake Forest)

Duncan Robinson (G-F, Michigan)

Maverick Rowan (F, Lakeland Magic)

Brown Jr., a Boston-native, declared for the NBA Draft after two season at Miami. In 52 games between his freshman and sophomore years, he averaged 11.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor and 31.6 percent from beyond the arc. During his freshman season, he ranked in the top-10 in the ACC in steals (49), steals per game (1.5), steal percentage (2.9), defensive box plus/minus (5.0) and box plus/minus (9.5)

Stephen Brown enters the NBA Draft following four seasons at Bucknell where he averaged 10 points and four assists per game, shooting 47.3 percent from the floor. Last season, he ranked fourth in the Patriot League in field-goals made (186) and points (527) while ending the year sixth in field-goal percentage (.482). His offensive box plus/minus and overall box plus/minus led the entire Patriot League last season.

Jevon Carter comes out of West Virginia, a team well-known for its defense and constant full-court press style pressure. So, it should go without saying that Carter will be a phenomenal athlete in the NBA, but he'll have to work his way into some minutes depending on where he goes. In four seasons at WVU, he averaged 12.2 points and 3.9 assists while shooting 40.7 percent from the floor and 35.5 percent from beyond the arc. He's most known for his defense, finishing first in the entire Big 12 in steals during three of four seasons at WVU. His 112 steals in 2017-18 were tops in the NCAA.

Bryant Crawford, a native of Silver Spring, MD, heads into the draft after three strong seasons at Wake Forest. He averaged 15.6 points, five assists and 3.3 rebounds per game, shooting just under 42 percent from the floor.

Duncan Robinson played three seasons at Michigan, shooting 45.5 percent overall and 41.9 percent from beyond the arc. Turnovers were an issue for him this past season, leading the Big Ten in turnover percentage (7.6). His career three-point percentage is good for third in Big Ten history. 

Maverick Rowan played this past season with Orlando's G-League squad after two years at North Carolina State. In 37 games, the 6-foot-7 forward averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 13.3 minutes per game. 

 

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