It’s a big day in Philadelphia. Rumors have been swirling for the last 24 hours that the 76ers are close to a trade to land the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, which would put them in position to select Washington star Markelle Fultz. In the midst of all of this, the team announced that Fultz will come in for a workout on Saturday afternoon.
But before that, the potential move got a major endorsement from Sixers star Joel Embiid. Prior to Fultz getting to Philly, Embiid and Dario Saric snuck into the locker room and snapped a picture with the locker that the highly-regarded guard prospect will use.
It was a silly moment from Embiid, which is kind of his thing when it comes to Twitter. But it turns out that Fultz appears to be on board with a future in Philadelphia, as he smashed the retweet button when saw Embiid’s tweet.
No one would blame Fultz if he maybe needed some time to get used to the idea of playing in Philly. Since the night of the Draft Lottery, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Fultz was going to join a team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals this year. Now, it looks like he could very well join a team that went 28-54 and hasn’t sniffed the postseason in a few years.
But if we’re going to take Fultz’s Twitter activity as a sign of his willingness to team up with Embiid, Saric, and company, then he’s probably ready to go. A core of those three and Ben Simmons would make the Sixers a dangerous team sometime soon, and it seems like Fultz wants to join the talent already assembled in Philadelphia.
