Re-drafting Philadelphia 76ers selection from the 2009 NBA draft
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It's time to go back in time and look at the draft history of the Philadelphia 76ers. There have been a number of selections made by this franchise and now is the time to look at some of those moves and see who they could have picked on those specific nights.
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The Sixers held the No. 17 pick in the 2009 NBA draft following a run to the playoffs and a tough Round 1 elimination at the hands of the Orlando Magic. They selected Jrue Holiday out of UCLA who took big steps forward as a young player in this league rather quickly. He was named an All-Star in 2013 before the Sixers sent him to the New Orleans Pelicans for the No. 6 pick in the draft which turned out to be Nerlens Noel.
A re-draft of 2009 done by HoopsHype has the Sixers selecting Ty Lawson with the No. 17 pick with Holiday going at No. 5. HoopsHype on Lawson:
A teammate of Green's at North Carolina, Ty Lawson was one of the two main stars on that Tar Heels squad that won the 2009 national championship thanks to his elite speed and great outside shooting marks. Lawson's NBA career got off to a good start, too, with the diminutive point guard seeing a four-year peak in which he averaged 16.4 points and 8.0 assists on 45.3 percent shooting. But he fell off abruptly and was never able to regain that form before heading overseas to continue his playing career.
Lawson put together a solid NBA career as he averaged 12.7 points, 6.0 assists, and 2.7 rebounds in his eight seasons in the league. He played for the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Indiana Pacers.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Re-drafting Philadelphia 76ers selection from the 2009 NBA draft