The 76ers used the #2 overall pick of the NBA Draft on 21-year old shooting guard Evan Turner. Turner played in 31 games (all starts) for the Ohio State Buckeyes last season and he averaged 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He finished his career at Ohio State (3 years) playing in 101 games (94 starts) in which he averaged 15.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The 76ers got the perfect fit in Turner who will likely step right into the starting lineup next to last year’s first round pick Jrue Holiday giving them a ton of athletic ability in the backcourt. The only weakness Turner has is his outside shooting but he’ll have plenty of time to work on that before the season starts.

The Philadelphia 76ers have one glaring hole on the roster right now and it’s at shooting guard. The Sixers just happen to have the 2nd pick in the NBA Draft and Evan Turner of Ohio State will be sitting there for them. The biggest question I have is will Turner and Iguodala be able to play together as they are very alike. I don’t see it being much of a issue as the Sixers would have a very solid starting five if they pick Turner tomorrow night which is expected to happen. The Sixers only have one pick in tomorrow’s nights draft (#2 overall).

The Philadelphia 76ers selected 19-year old point guard Jrue Holliday with the 17th pick in the NBA Draft last night. Holliday played in 35 games in his only season at UCLA and he averaged 8.5 points, 3,8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Holliday has a lot of learning to do before he’s ready for prime time. The hope here is that the Sixers re-sign Andre Miller and let Holliday learn behind him.

The 76ers figured that you can’t go wrong with a Gator and that’s part of the reason they selected Speights. Speights is a power player all the way as he stands 6′10″, 245 pounds with attitude. He played in 69 games (36 starts) in his career at Florida and he averaged 9.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Speights also made an amazing 63.3% of his attempted FGs at Florida. This was a solid pick for the Sixers.

The 76ers have acquired Herbert Hill from the Utah Jazz for center Kyrylo Fesenko. Hill is a 6′10″, 240 pound power forward from Providence. Hill played in 99 games for Providence and he averaged 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game. He shot 61.4% from the floor and only 56.6% from the free throw line. Hill will likely backup Jason Smith as a rookie for the Sixers. This was a good move for the Sixers because Fesenko might not come to the U.S. for a while.