P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford are prime trade candidates for the Mavs and would fill positions of need for the Suns. For salary purposes, Dallas would also likely have to include Klay Thompson and another piece for Durant, as well as future draft picks to entice Phoenix.

It would be easier to be hopeful about the Sixers’ prospects with this draft’s prospects if they had a history of making smart decisions when at the mercy of those pingpong balls.

“I think the pope should be focusing on the Bulls because they’ve got the [NBA Draft] lottery,” Counsell said. “First pick in the lottery and getting Cooper Flagg is what the pope should focus on – for Chicago sports fans.”

Monday night's NBA Draft Lottery was arguably one of the most surprising in history leading up to a draft with one of the better classes this decade, highlighted by the Dallas Mavericks getting the No.