Will the Los Angeles Lakers keep their first-round pick in the 2017 draft or give it up to the Philadelphia 76ers? And with the Lakers and Sacramento Kings potentially boosting Philly's odds of multiple top-10 picks, what's the best-case scenario for the Sixers and the chances it happens?
The Sixers hosted the Lakers Friday night, and the two teams happen to have two of the biggest shifts in ESPN's Basketball Power Index over the past couple of weeks. With Philly playing better and L.A. falling further out of playoff contention, let's use BPI to project the draft scenarios for both teams.