Philadelphia 76ers Offseason Needs

Starting Center:
The Sixers trade for Andrew Bynum last season which was the mistakes of mistakes. He never played one minute for the entire season and it is likely that he leaves via free agency. Spencer Hawes is a good player, but he is not a starter. Luckily for the Sixers, there should be some centers available with their first round pick. Cody Zeller comes to mind when looking at where they pick. Zeller would likely start right away. He is not a dominant rebounder, but he can score in a variety of ways. The Sixers need someone inside to take the scoring pressure off of Jrue Holliday and Zeller would accomplish just that. In the event that Zeller is not available at their pick, they could got after Rudy Gobert. Gobert is very raw, but he is athletic. He does not have much of an offensive game yet, but that will likely develop after a year or two. They could decide to pass up a center in the draft and go hard after Al Jefferson in free agency. Jefferson does not play much defense, but he would put up around 20 and 10 every night.

Starting Shooting Guard:
If they decide to forgo drafting a center, they need to draft a shooting guard. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a viable option with their first pick. He is a good shooter which is something Jrue Holliday needs next to him. Other than Pope, there are no other shooting guards worth taking with their first pick. If they take a center with their first pick, OJ Mayo is an option in free agency. He would add a shooter to the lineup. A shooter would do so much for Holliday's continued development. I have another idea of what the Sixers could do in free agency. They could sign Andre Iguodala who was with the team for 8 years before being traded to Denver. However, Iguodala might be bitter about being traded from the only franchise he knew. If they did get him back, it would be like the Bynum trade never happened.

Small Forward:
Evan Turner is a good player, not worth the number two pick, but he is a good player. However, they need someone to back him up. I would recommend DeShaun Thomas from Ohio State in the second round. He has a good inside outside game and could eventually take over the starting spot from Turner, but as of now he would be a quality bench player. Another option in the second round would be Tony Snell out of New Mexico. Snell has the ability to shoot it from deep and he has great athleticism. Either of these guys would be great second round picks.

I think the Sixers should go hard after Al Jefferson in free agency. He would be the perfect player down low for them. If they decide to go hard after a center in free agency, Pope should be their first round pick. Pope would add be a nice shooting threat and he could develop into a good all around scorer. With their second pick they should draft Thomas who would add a nice shooting threat from inside and out since Dorrell Wright might be leaving. If they did this they could contend for a playoff spot next season.