Tonight was a big night for the Sixers, as they took part in the 2008 NBA draft, their first under GM Ed Stefanski. With the 16th pick of the first round they selected Florid forward Mareese Speights. At 6-11 and the 4th leading rebounder in the SEC last season Speights gives them size, which is what they needed, but he also packs more potential than immediately translatable skills. So don't expect him to come right in and help the Sixers right away. However, the potential is there for him to be a great scorer and rebounder. He just needs to improve his toughness and competitive fire and then maybe, just maybe he'll reach that potential. Now the Sixers did not have a second round pick and did not execute any trades, so this selection quickly ended their night. Given that this is guy they wanted all along, it couldn't have been too bad of night, all be it a quick one.
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