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The 2025 NBA draft for the Philadelphia 76ers will be focused mostly on the No. 3 pick as the Sixers will be looking to add one of the top players in this draft. After a disastrous 2024-25 season, Philadelphia was granted the No. 3 pick and will look to add one of the top young players in a draft loaded with talent.
The Sixers have two picks in the draft and now is the time for a mock draft for Philadelphia for both selections (3 and 35). President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey was able to coax a second-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks in the Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade back at the February deadline as Philadelphia looks to get younger.
Now is the time for a mock draft for the Sixers for both rounds of the 2025 draft:
2024-25 stats: 17.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 bpg, 1.0 spg, 46% FG, 34.6% 3FG
Bailey is a popular pick for the Sixers with the No. 3 pick and will be involved in a lot of mock drafts for Philadelphia. He has good measurements, has star written all over him, and can easily rise up over defenders which makes him a tough player to game plan for on the defensive end. He does have to improve as a shooter, but working with developmental coaches will be helpful for him at the NBA level.
In terms of his catch-and-shoot percentages, he shot 36-for-93 (38.7%) on those opportunities from deep. He shot 29-for-66 (43.9%) on those attempts while he was guarded. It shows that he has the skill and the want to take and make tough shots. There is a lot to like about his game, but there are some rough edges he needs to smooth out.
Other options: VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson, Kon Knueppel
2024-25 stats: 18.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 43.1% FG, 39.5% 3FG
After four seasons at North Florida, Lanier transferred to Tennessee for a fifth season of college and shot the lights out. He took 8.2 triples per game and knocked then down at a nearly 40% clip in the toughest conference in college basketball. His age will turn a lot of teams off as he will turn 24 in December--which limits his upside a bit--but he might be worth a look as a specialist with a second-round pick. It isn't like a team is looking for a star in the second round of the draft anyway and if Lanier can bring his shooting prowess to the NBA, it would be a big help to this group.
Other options: Johni Broome, Labaron Philon, Cedric Coward
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: 2025 Philadelphia 76ers 2 round mock draft: best fits at No. 3 and 35
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The Sixers have two picks in the draft and now is the time for a mock draft for Philadelphia for both selections (3 and 35). President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey was able to coax a second-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks in the Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade back at the February deadline as Philadelphia looks to get younger.
Now is the time for a mock draft for the Sixers for both rounds of the 2025 draft:
Round 1, pick No. 3 overall: Ace Bailey, Rutgers
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2024-25 stats: 17.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 bpg, 1.0 spg, 46% FG, 34.6% 3FG
Bailey is a popular pick for the Sixers with the No. 3 pick and will be involved in a lot of mock drafts for Philadelphia. He has good measurements, has star written all over him, and can easily rise up over defenders which makes him a tough player to game plan for on the defensive end. He does have to improve as a shooter, but working with developmental coaches will be helpful for him at the NBA level.
In terms of his catch-and-shoot percentages, he shot 36-for-93 (38.7%) on those opportunities from deep. He shot 29-for-66 (43.9%) on those attempts while he was guarded. It shows that he has the skill and the want to take and make tough shots. There is a lot to like about his game, but there are some rough edges he needs to smooth out.
Other options: VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson, Kon Knueppel
Round 2, pick No. 35 overall: Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
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2024-25 stats: 18.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 43.1% FG, 39.5% 3FG
After four seasons at North Florida, Lanier transferred to Tennessee for a fifth season of college and shot the lights out. He took 8.2 triples per game and knocked then down at a nearly 40% clip in the toughest conference in college basketball. His age will turn a lot of teams off as he will turn 24 in December--which limits his upside a bit--but he might be worth a look as a specialist with a second-round pick. It isn't like a team is looking for a star in the second round of the draft anyway and if Lanier can bring his shooting prowess to the NBA, it would be a big help to this group.
Other options: Johni Broome, Labaron Philon, Cedric Coward
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: 2025 Philadelphia 76ers 2 round mock draft: best fits at No. 3 and 35
Continue reading...
