Ace Bailey Complicates The Sixers’ NBA Draft Dilemma With The No. 3 Pick
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 13: Khaman Maluach #14, Ace Bailey #21, VJ Edgecombe Jr. #1 and Cooper Flagg … More #51 talk during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena on May 13, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Getty Images When the Philadelphia 76ers won the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, it was both a blessing and a curse. The Sixers entered the draft lottery with the fifth-best odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick, but they also had a roughly 36% chance of walking out empty-handed. They owed their first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder if it fell outside of the top six, and they were at dire risk of conveying that pick after the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs jumped up to the Nos. 1 and 2 picks, respectively. The good news is that the Sixers’ combination of ping-pong balls came up next. The bad news is that they landed the third overall pick in a class with only two clear-cut top options. The Mavericks haven’t even bothered pretending that they’re doing anything other than taking Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick. The Spurs are slightly more of a wild card, as Rutgers guard Dylan Harper is the consensus second-best player in the class but could be an awkward positional fit with fellow guards De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. However, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony wrote Wednesday that “San Antonio is excited about the possibility of adding a talent of Harper’s caliber and is willing to be patient, figuring out roster construction concerns later.” Assuming the Spurs do take Harper at No. 2, the Sixers have a tough decision to make at No. 3 with no consensus third-best prospect on the board. Harper’s former…
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