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After nearly a month of YouTube wormholes, reading scouting reports, workout observations, banter, and just my overall excellent basketball knowledge (…), it has come time for the CB Big Board, or, if you will, the CBBB, or C3B, or CTripleB, or C Big Baller Brand, or CB3.

This list represents the best players for the Sixers, regardless of likelihood of their availability.

1) Markelle Fultz

No-brainer. He’s the best player available and also the perfect fit for the Sixers.

2) Lonzo Ball

Despite all the recent anti-Ball talk, it’s hard to make an argument that Lonzo Ball wouldn’t be the second best fit for the Sixers. He’s a guard who can shoot, handle the ball and play off of it. There are some concerns about his competitiveness and intangibles, and whether his playmaking ability would clash with Ben Simmons’, but he checks most if not all of the boxes the Sixers are looking to check.

3) Josh Jackson

This is a bit of a flash point because, at three, Jackson would represent the best player available but perhaps not the best fit. In fact, certainly not the best fit. But I think his skill and athleticism trump those concerns. He is a crazy athletic wing who will most likely be a highlight reel player. If you watch the Cavs-Warriors series, it’s not hard to see how a guy like Jackson can succeed in a high-octane offensive. He’ll be able to run the floor with anyone and stop an elite wing. His shot improved markedly through the second half of last season with Kansas. If he continues on that trajectory and develops even a semi-reliable NBA jumper, he’ll  be an All-Star. Better, he’s competitive and plays with a bit of an edge, something that should go well alongside Simmons’ somewhat nonchalant demeanor (even if that’s an unfair assessment of a guy we haven’t seen play an NBA game yet). I feel like he’s got a little bit of Draymond Green in him (figurative). Last year, Fran Fraschilla said Jackson was as intense as any player he’s seen in the last 5-10 years, and indeed Jackson looks up to Green. Every team needs that guy, and the Sixers don’t have one yet.

4) Malik Monk

Four represents the first spot where fit will beat talent for the Sixers. Similar to how it’s not hard to see how Jackson could fit in a modern NBA offense, it’s easy to see the value in a shooter like Monk. His ceiling is limited mostly by his inability to create his own shot and defend, but he’s hardly just a spot-up shooter and more athletic than people think. The Sixers can do a lot worse than an elite role player, especially one that fills a need.

5) Jonathan Isaac

Isaac possesses the ability to be a near-transformational talent– he’s a tall wing with a handle and can shoot. The knocks on him are not entirely dissimilar from the knocks on Kevin Durant coming out of college, most having to do with his strength and intensity. I’d say the risk-reward platter is greatest with him, though. He’s a bit raw and a late-bloomer, therefore there are some unknowns. If you believe the Sixers are set with their core of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons (debatable!), it would make more sense for them to draft more of a sure-thing or for fit.

6) De’Aaron Fox

If for no other reason than Fox is a potential superstar, he has to be somewhere on this list. But his shot sucks. Same as with Isaac– if you’re not convinced that the core is set, Fox is a guy you could absolutely build around should something happen to the other guys. He could also develop a shot, in which case passing on him would become very, very hard to swallow.

7) Dennis Smith Jr.

I feel like he’s a malcontent who will never realize his true potential. He may be dumb. HOWEVER, he was coming off a knee injury last year on a bad NC State team and possesses top-pick skills and athleticism. If harnessed properly, he could be the most talented guard to come out of this class. But I kind of hate him, which may or may not be considered a strength.

8) Jayson Tatum

Old-school Chevy. Do not want.

9) Lauri Markkanen

Hello, I’m a seven – SEVEN! – footer who can shoot. Any questions?

10) Frank Ntilikina

He’s a great fit with the Sixers. A good defender and well-rounded guard. But his ceiling is low.

There you have it.