2011 NBA Draft: Philadelphia Sixers Select Lavoy Allen

by Jordan Sams on Jun 23, 2011 8:57 PM PDT in 2011 NBA Draft

The Philadelphia 76ers have selected Lavoy Allen with the 50th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Lavoy Allen was ranked 60 on ESPN's top 100, 84 on DX's top 100, and Unranked (obviously) on the most important Big Board of all, the Liberty Ballers draft board.

Lavoy's a local kid who was universally projected to go undrafted. He averaged 11.6 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior at Temple University last season. His shooting percentages were .480/.294/.697. As far as advanced stats are concerned, he had a very mediocre 20.2 defensive rebounding percentage last year, and equally averaged offensive rebounding and block percentages of 9.2 and 5.4. Actually a 5.4 BLK% is actually good, but when you consider his competition, it's not too exciting. His true shooting percentage was an abysmal 51.8. The only Sixers (who played at least 400 minutes) who recorded a lower TS% than 51.8 last season were Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes.

There's nothing endearing about Lavoy Allen other than his local-ness. It's not like the Sixers could've done much better with the 50th pick, especially because Travis Leslie, Charles Jenkins, Josh Selby, and Keith Benson literally went right before the Sixers selection. However; there's no way you can convince me that the franchise wouldn't have been better offer selecting a foreign prospect, and letting him chill overseas for a few years, or literally anyone else.

Lavoy Allen's chances of making the Sixers: 0%

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What a waste.

The Mikan Drill

by JoshuaR on Jun 23, 2011 9:03 PM PDT reply actions

Amazing that the two players befoer and after All would have been interesting picks, and that the Allan pick is such a dud.

Why even draft a guy who is a D-League. Just sign him to a 10 day contract or something.

In related news- I miss Herbert Hill.

by tk76 on Jun 23, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGycvRciNNI

Let's get it Birds.

by homestar2281 on Jun 23, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions

As a graduate of Pennsbury High School and a fan of Temple basketball, I am definitely rooting for Lavoy to succeed. I am not too optimistic though.

"Miami can’t beat Chicago, why? Because Chicago has everything Miami has and more.... I’ll grant you Wade/James stealing a game, or maybe two. But we’re seeing an OKC/CHI finals, and that’s a finals everyone will tune in for." - LeQuan Glover

by yosoysean on Jun 23, 2011 10:38 PM PDT reply actions

quit hating

you heard the GM, they picked lavoy b/c of his defense and rebounding. if you ever watched lavoy play on the defensive end, you know the guy is solid, end of story. everyone knows, including the sixers, that lavoy isn’t going to bring much offense, but do you really need that for a guy to come in 5-10 minutes a game and just play some solid defense when its needed.

you can’t always get studs with the 50th pick, you need ppl to play their roles, and Lavoy is a team guy first and foremost.

by lofugee on Jun 24, 2011 7:24 AM PDT reply actions