What to expect from the Sixers in the 2024 NBA Draft

Driving the news: Basketball insiders believe the team could trade away their first-round pick (No. 16) as part of a deal that helps them acquire a player to complement All-Stars Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, who missed part of the season with a torn meniscus.

• They'll select 41st in Thursday's second round — a pick they'll likely hold onto to try to find a "diamond in the rough" player with lots of upside who'll improve over time, the Inquirer's Keith Pompey predicts.

Context: Morey has a penchant for trading away picks.

• The Sixers traded their 2023 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a deal to bring in James Harden. That experiment didn't end well.
• Under Morey, the Sixers haven't selected a first-rounder since they took Jaden Springer with the 28th pick in the 2021 draft, per the Inquirer.

Between the lines: The Sixers have plenty of power to barter with teams with four more future first-round picks and multiple pick swaps.

The intrigue: One of the most interesting — and longshot — scenarios has the Sixers using their second-round pick on Bronny James, the son of Lakers' superstar LeBron James.

• The elder James has said he'd love to play alongside his son, and drafting Bronny could entice "The King" to sign with the Sixers in free agency.