The Philadelphia 76ers hold the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and there are a lot of avenues they can go in order to improve the roster. They can select one of the top players in the draft or they can trade out of the No. 3 slot and move down to create more cap flexibility and add more assets.
With that being said, there are a lot of options for the Sixers at No. 3. They can go in plenty of directions such as Ace Bailey out of Rutgers, along with Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Texas’ Tre Johnson, or Duke’s Kon Knueppel, or whoever.
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A mock draft performed by USA Today has the Sixers selecting Edgecombe with the No. 3 overall pick:
The Bahamian native has displayed his athleticism, has shown he can be explosive and has an elite knack for steals. He will be able to contribute at the NBA level and can be aggressive at the point of attack. The freshman is a high-level off-ball scorer but can improve when it comes to on-ball scoring. Edgecombe logged significant minutes at the end of the season. He had 16 points, six rebounds and one steal in a NCAA Tournament second-round loss to Duke.
If one has been following along with Sixers Wire’s draft big boards, Edgecombe has consistently been the top pick for Philadelphia. He has a lot of skills that will translate to the league such as his defensive acumen. He averaged 2.1 steals per game in 2024-25 and his athleticism combined with his defensive IQ on that end of the floor will make him an elite player on that end of the floor right away.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: 2025 NBA mock draft: Sixers take VJ Edgecombe with No. 3 overall pick