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I have no issue with what Philadelphia is doing. None whatsoever.
Unfortunately for them, you need a significant amount of luck (drafting Steph Curry 7th and Klay Thompson 11th or landing the No. 1 pick in the draft three out of four years for example) in the drafting process for this to work and they simply haven't had it yet.
But this upcoming draft they'll have their own pick PLUS the Lakers pick (plus they have the ability to swap picks with the Kings if Sacto happen to win the lotto), so it's absolutely possible that Philly ends up with two top five picks.
They snag Ben Simmons, Jamal Murray in the draft, bring Saric over, and get Embiid healthy enough to play or trade and people might not be laughing anymore.
Came here to basically say this. Worth noting though that the Lakers pick is Top-3 protected (and again in '17, unprotected in '18), either way its a solid chance at an extra top-5 pick this year.