
The Sixers Didn't Have Any Draft Picks, but at Least we Got a Leaked War Room Image
Kyle Neubeck over at Voice got an image showing some white boards from the Sixers’ draft night war room:
You all wanted some activity from Philadelphia tonight…
An image from the Sixers' draft war room leaked online tonight, and was confirmed by the team as authentic to PhillyVoice this eveninghttps://t.co/2xUzUR9SP5 pic.twitter.com/rkvjmvs5na
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 23, 2023
Funny enough, this same thing happened with the Union in 2016, when a photo of a whiteboard in the player personnel offices was captured by a fan simply hanging out near the building before a game. Apparently the window had no curtains or blinds, so the fan just pointed his camera through the glass and got some good behind-the-scenes information, which I later edited for Voice, pre CB days:
In the Sixers’ case, you can see in Kyle’s image that the board shows a list of teams that might have been willing to part with late 2nd round draft picks for cash considerations. The Sixers entered the evening with zero selections, but did sign a couple of guys later:
A league source confirmed the Sixers have agreed to two-way contracts with former Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV, former Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis, and former NC State guard Terquavion Smith. The Sixers will also add former ASU forward Marcus Bagley to an Exhibit 10 deal.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) June 23, 2023
Neubeck notes in his writeup that one of the other whiteboards contains an early-summer 2023 depth chart, which includes James Harden’s name in red ink, signifying that he’s not under contract. Also listed is Euro big Filip Petrusev, who is shown in the header image and expected to participate in summer league after playing another season with Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda.
The white boards don’t reveal anything too critical or damning, so the fan reaction is more focused on how something like this gets out in the first place. That was the similar takeaway when this happened to the Union in 2016, reactions like “how do you let tailgating fans go take pictures of confidential information in the first place?” One guy on Reddit said the Sixers were an “Incompetent ass organization man I fucking hate that I have an emotional attachment to it thanks to its fucking location.” So yeah.
Great story though. Fans are doing a good job with it:
Just doing my part to help clarify for everyone… Those in Red are not under contract, but are likely returning to the team. The names in black above the dotted lines are under contract. Those inside of the dotted lines are targeted Free agents & trade targets. pic.twitter.com/xhaYSMn5t9
— Kris76 (@Klutch_Kris) June 23, 2023