LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The 76ers didn't expect to find any true gems at the NBA pre-draft camp because so many players had pulled out. This camp, which concludes today, is being called one of the weakest pre-draft classes.
The Sixers have three first-round picks, No. 12, 21 and 30 and also one second-rounder, 38th overall.
"This camp is more for looking at players who may be around 30," said Tony DiLeo, the Sixers senior vice president, basketball operations. "There are some players here who we like who could possibly help us at 30 or 38 and will bring in some for a workout."
Last year only two players from the pre-draft camp were first rounders and this season there may not even be that many.
What the Sixers did at this camp was eliminate players from their list. Nobody has stood out and taken this camp by storm the first two days although Syracuse 6-8 senior Demetris Nichols has shot extremely well.
Still, this was more of a place for teams to begin initial trade discussions since representatives from every NBA franchise are here
Executives at the camp agree that there should be a lot of dealing on draft day and the Sixers, with four picks could be very active.
And don't expect the Sixers to tip their hand as to which players they like.
Plus, who knows what to believe anyway. There will be so many rumors and flat-out lies that nobody will know what to believe until a team actually selects a player.
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Marc Narducci is in his 23rd year as a sports reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 2007-2008 season will be his first as the 76ers beat writer. For the past two seasons, Marc had been the backup writer for the Eagles. Over the past few years Marc covered the NBA, NHL and Major League baseball as well as writing on sports media. Prior to covering professional sports, Marc was a long-time high school sportswriter for The Inquirer's South Jersey section.
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