Vibrant Philadelphia 76ers rookie wing K.J. McDaniels has emerged as one of the best reasons to watch the draft-focused franchise this season. McDaniels has a flair for the spectacular, regularly dunking and swatting shots with boundless energy. The Sixers don't have much interest in winning games this year, but at least they happened upon a second-rounder who can provide some entertainment value. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] Yet McDaniels is also perfectly able to marry that exceedingly watchable form to more effective function. With roughly 1:30 left in the first quarter of Monday's home game vs. the Golden State Warriors, McDaniels found space to shoot around top defender Draymond Green. He opted for a higher percentage shot with a bit of ingenuity: In most cases, a player deciding to throw the ball off the backboard to himself is an act of defiance and perhaps even showboating. For McDaniels, though, it was the fundamentally sound play. He knew that he could use his elite athleticism to create a dunk, which is his best option no matter the circumstances. While other players might have trouble completing this move, it's a...