Philadelphia can go Rutgers star Ace Bailey at No. 3 or it can select Baylor's VJ Edgecombe, or one of Duke's Kon Knueppel or Khaman Maluach. A mock draft performed by Sports Illustrated has the Sixers selected Baylor's Edgecombe:

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This mock from the ESPN crew went live a few weeks after Wasserman's and represents a few recent trends in the mock draft space. Namely, Edgecombe taking over the No. 3 spot and the helium attached to Arizona swingman Carter Bryant (No. 10) and French shot-blocker Joan Beringer (No. 14).