The 76ers keeping their first-round pick following Monday’s dramatic draft lottery provides them with optionality. The most straightforward, of course, is taking a player at No. 3, where Rutgers wing Ace Bailey and Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe are the most popular choices among outside evaluators and those who compile mock drafts.

Why the Bucks — yes, the Bucks — might have been a draft lottery winner. And how will the Sixers play their cards at No. 3?

The lottery has spoken as the Philadelphia 76ers will have the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft after a disastrous season. Expected to be title contenders, nothing went right for the Sixers, but they were able to land a top 3 draft pick as they move forward with their offseason.