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Blazers: Five Teams That Could Poach Crabbe

By Steven Dewald

Dec 30, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward Allen Crabbe (23) brings the ball up-court against the Denver Nuggets at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward Allen Crabbe (23) brings the ball up-court against the Denver Nuggets at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Philadelphia 76ers

Maximum Cap Space: $61.2

Current Shooting Guards: Hollis Thompson, Nik Stauskas

The Sixers have finally landed the number one pick in the NBA Draft, which means things are about to get a lot brighter in Philadelphia. Assuming that they draft Ben Simmons, they will be in need of perimeter shooting. Crabbe is a solid shooter and he is the correct age to fit Philadelphia’s timeline to contention.

Stauskas did very little to impress in his first year with the Sixers (.326 3P%), so it might be time to look for another option for the future. Inserting Crabbe into a lineup with Simmons and Robert Covington would give Philadelphia tons of flexibility at the wing. Throw in one of their young big men (Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor) and you now have a team that could be contending for a playoff spot in the near future.

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Philadelphia has the option to offer Crabbe an extremely lucrative contract. The new regime is still looking to the future, but they also value winning in the short term. Adding Crabbe would give the Sixers the best of both worlds.