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2024-2025 College Basketball / NBA Draft - Volume III

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What should we do at #3?

Ace Bailey
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21%
Tre Johnson
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16%
V.J. Edgecombe
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37%
Other
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3%
Trade
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23%
 
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Post#801 » by Embiid P » Thu Jun 19, 2025 6:34 am

Bailey sounds like a real diva and we as a franchise don't have a great track record when dealing with divas. Not saying that we definitely shouldn't take him but he sure isn't doing himself any favors during this pre-draft process. This whole situation is a major red flag IMO.

Could his refusal to work out with teams be a strategy to force his way to a bigger market team like the Nets or Bulls? If that's the case, part of me can't really blame him considering the teams that are picking immediately after us.
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Post#802 » by 76ciology » Thu Jun 19, 2025 7:35 am

What Bailey needs to understand is that being drafted high is his best chance to stick in the league. A top-3 pick gets you opportunity by default, teams are financially and reputationally invested in seeing you succeed.

But from the outside, it doesn’t look like Bailey is targeting the right kind of team for his “pathway to stardom” like what was reported. It feels more like he’s trying to avoid exposure, avoid situations where his weaknesses like low IQ (both on and off the court), questionable decision making, and poor shooting (he airballed at the combine; shooting numbers) would get put under a spotlight.
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Post#803 » by 76ciology » Thu Jun 19, 2025 7:50 am

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Post#804 » by Phillybul » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:17 am

sodmoraes wrote:Ace's agent, Mr. Omar, is driving a hard bargain...
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That’s Te’a Cooper/Shariff Cooper dad. I don’t think he’s guiding/giving Ace sound advice during this whole process which is unfortunate. That’s me assuming unless Ace parents are behind this.
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Post#805 » by 76ciology » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:26 am

The problem with this whole Ace Bailey situation is that it makes trading down much more complicated, especially if both the Hornets and Jazz are leaning toward safer picks like Tre Johnson or Kon Kneuppel over taking a swing on Bailey.

If the Sixers move down to 6 or 7, they’re looking at a tier of prospects like Jeremiah Fears, Kasparas Jakucionis, or Maluach, which is the consensus next tier. That’s probably why Wizards and Pelicans are trying hard to move up, because they know once you’re outside that top 5 tier, the talent drop-off is real.

The most likely scenario where we move off the 3rd pick is if the Spurs view VJ as a better fit or same tier with Harper or the Hornets and Jazz see Edgecombe as clearly a tier above Tre Johnson and Kneuppel, or the Wizards and Pelicans come in with a strong enough offer to blow us away.
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Post#806 » by Stanford » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:39 am

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Post#807 » by Stanford » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:44 am

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Post#808 » by 76ciology » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:44 am

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Post#809 » by Iscull » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:47 am

Not that surprising based on the reporting out there regarding his personality. It’s pretty amazing how entitled some of these players are for no reason.

I never wanted Ass to begin with, VJ come on down!
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Post#810 » by Stanford » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:51 am

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These are legit YMCA caliber handles. No serious organization with proper talent evaluators are selecting you with prime draft capital after witnessing this in real time.

The underlying numbers are bad, the shooting indicators are bad.

His representatives are trying to SAVE HIM FROM HIMSELF.


He's in the lab!!!

Ace is the only **** guy who can't get a fire emoji on a workout video tweet. You know how bad you have to suck for one of these accounts to not put a fire emoji on a post?
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Post#811 » by Stanford » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:55 am

sodmoraes wrote:If Morey wants to get Edgecombe because he thinks he has more potential its ok.


You mean the thing we've all been saying this whole time.
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Post#812 » by Jhawk03 » Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:41 am

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Post#813 » by OleSchool » Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:48 am

WTF happened? I go to bed early last night and wake up to FOUR new pages of posts?!?!?

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Oh that's what happened :lol:
NYSixersFan wrote:quite simply, If I were GM, We would have a good young playoff team right now; with cap flexibility going forward


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Post#814 » by OleSchool » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:04 am

M2J wrote:
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After watching what's going on with Kuminga, who has won playoff games for the Warriors this season... Then not played. Not crazy to want to have some clearance. But, he's/this pick is far more important to Philly than Kuminga is to GS. Steph still trying to win rings with veterans.... Philly needs a contingency for their veterans


Reed Sheppard was the third overall pick just last year and saw essentially zero burn on a stacked Rockets squad. Same thing with Rob Dillingham on the Wolves.

I don't blame a youngster for not wanting to get buried on a playoff roster, but at the same time as a wing and with his alleged profile, I'd be licking my chops looking at the 76ers depth chart. There's a golden pathway for him to walk right into that starting SF/PF spot from day one. Even more-so now with Yabusele halfway out the door.

It's his career though, and it's his right to choose what he feels like is the very best decision to maximize his resources.


So make the promises Daryl.... Make the promises.


Making promises is how you end up with Larry Hughes instead of Paul Pierce/Dirk
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Post#815 » by zaz102 » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:12 am

Regardless of the final outcome, of course this happens with the Sixers in the middle of it lol

Also, kinda crazy to me that he would want to slide. He loses about $1M per year each pick he slides. If he slid to Brooklyn, his salary would be about half of what it would be if the Sixers or if a team wanted to trade up would select him. The only way this strategy would make sense to me is if Spurs, Charlotte, or maybe Utah promised him or he's getting bad advice IMO.
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Post#816 » by mksp » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:33 am

Just pick VJ, I don't even want to trade down anymore.
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Post#817 » by blazehound » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:37 am

This is where I am at this point. I just hate having a glut of smallish guards. Whatever.
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Post#818 » by Kolkmania » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:53 am

When I watch games of Ulm, I kind of like Ben Saraf more than Noa Essengue? Really nice feel for the game for his size (6'7.5'' in shoes) and obviously the jumper is a big concern, but the touch is certainly there given FT%, shots around the rim and his pull up game. He's not really shifty enough to defend guards, but as a wing I can see him being passable with the right NBA training programs.

Would certainly be an interesting option for #35 if he's still there.
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Post#819 » by KramerDSP » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:58 am

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If you squint, he looks like Rookie AI.
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Post#820 » by Iverson Armband » Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:01 pm

I still have belief Tre Johnson will be the pick :nod:
always a jump shot away.

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