Zhaire Smith

The Philadelphia 76ers had high hopes for their former first-round pick, Zhaire Smith. During the 2018 NBA Draft, the Sixers used their 10th overall pick on former Villanova standout Mikal Bridges. Not too long after acquiring Bridges through the draft, Philadelphia's temporary front office at the time flipped the selection...

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the Philadelphia 76ers wanted nothing more than a premier perimeter defender. Mind you, that conversation has largely been moot since Matisse Thybulle landed South Philly-side, as the University of Washington product is a magician in both man and zone coverage, but before Elton Brand traded up for his services, the team was in a pretty bad place defensively, even with Ben Simmons under contract.

Ever since the Philadelphia 76ers finished their rebuild, also known as “The Process”, the franchise has hit on their first round picks for the most part. However, there is one exception to this trend of good first round draft selections. For sake of argument let’s establish that the Sixers rebuild...

For the better part of an hour, Mikal Bridges was a member of his hometown Philadelphia 76ers and life was good. He was visibly happy, his team’s employed mother was over the moon, and fans like yours truly who’d watched the spaghetti-armed winger win a pair of championships on the Mainline looked forward to cheering on the Philly native as he would add some Sixers red to his Villanova blue and whites.