{"id":749420,"date":"2026-06-01T05:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/749420\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:57:19","slug":"re-drafting-philadelphia-76ers-selection-from-the-2008-nba-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/749420\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-drafting Philadelphia 76ers selection from the 2008 NBA draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to go back in time and look at the draft history of the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

The Sixers held the No. 16 pick in the 2008 NBA draft following a surprise run to the playoffs. With that pick, they chose Florida big man Marreese Speights<\/a>. After a brief run in the City of Brotherly Love, Speights built a reputation of being an instant offense player off the bench for teams and earned the nickname “Mo Buckets” while with the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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However, the Sixers probably could have picked somebody a bit more productive. A 2008 re-draft put together by HoopsHype <\/a>has Philadelphia<\/a> selecting Mario Chalmers<\/a> at No. 16:<\/p>\n

After winning a national title at Kansas, beating Rose’s Memphis<\/a> team in the championship game, Mario Chalmers was drafted in the second round by the Heat, where he went on to have a solid career as a point guard who could play off the ball, rack up steals and knock down open threes.<\/p>\n

Chalmers spent nine seasons in the NBA, eight of them with the Miami Heat<\/a>, and averaged 8.9 points and 3.7 assists while shooting 35.1% from deep. He was an integral part of two championship teams with the Heat. He would have been a key backup guard for Philadelphia at that time.<\/p>\n

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