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Philly Draft: The 16th Pick is...
Philly Frills: 10/07/2024
The NSL draft
is done for another year and this year the Philadelphia 76ers were lucky enough
to be drafting in the 1st round instead of just the 2nd.
They had Pick 24, and acquired Pick 23 also, and were hoping that this might
mean they could draft Ryan Dunn and Yves Missi. This plan was quickly falling
by the wayside as the draft stock of both players was rising, and they opted
shortly after being knocked out of the NSL Playoffs to instead focus their attention
on just the one man, Ryan Dunn. They pursued trades into the mid-late teens to
guarantee their guy, and when they acquired pick 16 from the New York Knicks,
it was done.
With the 16th
pick in the NSL draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select Ryan Dunn out
of Virginia.
Age: 21
Position: SF
Height: 6’6
Weight: 214lbs
Dunn was
touted in the NBA 2nd round for much of the process as one of, if
not the best, perimeter defender in the draft, but with a lot of room to grow
on the offensive end. He was mocked as high as pick 22 by the end of it, to
Phoenix, but a draft day trade meant he was instead selected to Phoenix at pick
28, but the precedent was there. Phoenix in many ways might be the perfect
landing spot for a defensive difference maker like Dunn, as he won’t be asked
to do much more than run the floor and cover all manners of opposition offensive
players, and these things he can do. His shooting is supposedly ahead of where
it looked for Virgina and their slow paced, methodical offence, and if he can
even prove to be mediocre out there, he’ll have a long career as a stopper
ahead.
For the
76ers, Dunn is the perfect prototype for their team make up and style. They
love defensive players and he can fit right in with Steven Adams, Marcus Smart,
Gary Payton II and the bunch of hopeful developmental 2way wings they already
have.
Welcome to
Philadelphia, Ryan Dunn!
- 76ers News.
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