2595518, They tried to trade up for Russell Posted by SoulHonky, Tue Feb-14-17 12:16 PM
They couldn't get the Lakers to bite on a deal so trading up was out. They were a rebuilding team so they wouldn't want a veteran for #3 and if a young player was worth that pick, odds are that they team wasn't going to deal them for Okafor.
And if they had picked 'Zingis, none of this would be an issue. It's not that they went for the best man available, it's that they were wrong on who the best man available was.
Again, the problem isn't that they drafted Okafor, it's that they didn't trade him this past offseason. Hinkie should have pulled the trigger when the C's offered the Nets pick at the deadline. Colangelo should have made the deal before the draft.
Don't forget, it wasn't like Embiid and Noel were sure things at the time either.
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