PHILADELPHIA — It’s easy to see that the 76ers miscalculated in the 2017 NBA draft.
Intent on selecting Markelle Fultz, they moved up two spots to choose him with the first pick on June 22, 2017. It’s a move that the Sixers will never be able to live down, especially now that Jayson Tatum is a first-team All-NBA selection and the Boston Celtics are facing the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
They delivered the No. 3 pick and a 2019 first-round pick to Celtics for the honor of selecting Fultz. Boston ended up taking Tatum at No. 3 that year and picking Romeo Langford at No. 14 in 2019. Langford was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in February as part of a package for guard Derrick White, who has been a major contributor off the bench for the Celtics.
