June 22nd, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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I’m not saying that the Philadelphia are being passive about their position in this year’s NBA draft, but according to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sixers’ general manager Ed Stefanski said on Saturday that he loves the fact that Philadelphia drafts 16th – to the point that the team may not try to move up or down.? Stefanski added, “We’ve explored it.? But where we’re sitting, at 16, we have a handful of guys that we think – one or two or three – could be on the board when we draft.”? And unless he has a sudden change of heart, it appears that Philadelphia is leaning towards a power forward with their pick.?
Stefanski said that the team has already seen most of the PF prospects, including Syracuse’s Donte Greene, Nevada’s JaVale McGee (McGee could also be considered a center) and Florida’s Marreese Speights; they have also worked out Ohio State’s Kosta Koufos and Texas A&M’s DeAndre Jordan.? The aforementioned players are the ones being targeted by the team, according to Stefanski; he also mentioned that the Sixers are roughly $11 million under the salary cap – which may offer the possibility of adding a free agent at PF, as well.?
