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Sixers get third overall pick in 2025 NBA Draft lottery

Kyle Neubeck Avatar
May 12, 2025
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The 2025 NBA Draft lottery ended with the Sixers earning the third pick in this June's draft.
Who should the Sixers take with their pick? Here are some of the options they'll be looking at with the pick.
Ace Bailey: The long-armed shooter from Rutgers is arguably the favorite prospect of the "hoopers only" side of basketball evals. And when Bailey puts it all together, you can see why. He's a big, athletic shotmaker who can render defense meaningless by simply cashing out over the top.
The issue is that a lot of that ability has been theoretical up to this point. Big-time performances at Rutgers were sandwiched between head-scratching outings. Bailey frequently settles for bad shots as a pr...

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