Where are the Philadelphia NBA Draft Picks Lately?

Dion Waiters... Last Philadelphian that was drafted in the NBA in 2012. The only thing about Dion is, he didn't play in a local area school. Lately there has been some questions about the city of Philadelphia and what it can produce. For the first time in history, The City of Philadelphia has not provided a draft pick that has attended a local area Philadelphia High School League (The league must have at least 1 school in the city) 4 leagues- Pub, Catholic, Inter-Ac, Friends School) in 3 years straight.

The questions is posed to others to answer. Is there something that Philadelphia is doing wrong or the talent is just down? I'm not completely sure if I can answer this question completely. I do see a problem in basketball with talking to legends from Philadelphia such as Mo Howard, John Hardnett, Sonny Hill, Lynard Stewart, Claude Gross and others and with my knowledge watching Philadelphia basketball for some time now... I think we definitely have a concern to be addressed.

I love Philadelphia Basketball and I think we have a large tradition. There isn't many cities that can say that they have had a NBA Draft Pick every year from 48 to 99. The dip came in 2000 where we didn't get a draft pick and it seemed as though, we were getting ready to start a down slide. Some of the best talents would not be drafted in later years and I'm not sure the affects that would be later on. In 2003 and 2004, there would be no draft picks from our power leagues and that that would be the first time ever it would be more than a year.

Then 2007 and 2010... The trend would continue. The legends that I have talked to have all explained to me their concerns and it seems as though, they explain the same thing. It seems as though the investment into the game of basketball around Philadelphia isn't the same anymore. People are more worried about glorifying guys instead of helping them learn. Too much talent lands in the wrong hands and never get developed to their fullest potential. It seems as though, players know too much. Coaches are no longer really teaching the game and AAU has picked up tremendously. Also, the idea that our best talent will not stay home and play together.

Since 2010, the (Markieff and Marcus) Morris twins are the only draft picks from Philadelphia High School Power leagues to get drafted. This is not to forget that there hasn't been a draft pick in the last 3 years. I know everybody is trying to find out, who will be the next guy to reign supreme but it seems as though, we have a serious issue and it should be addressed.

The better question I would like to know is, who will be next in line to get drafted from the Philadelphia Power High School Leagues, Jerrell Wright (LaSalle), DJ Newbill (Penn State), Savon Goodman (Arizona State), Stephen Vasturia (Notre Dame), and Amile Jefferson (Duke). I definitely think that one of these guys or more could be drafted but it's definitely something these guys are going to have to work for or will our players have to leave Philadelphia to really have an opportunity?

Who do you think is next? or What should happen in Philadelphia to change this current trend?