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:

O’Connor also projects the Sixers to move down in the draft: “Sixers send the third pick and Kelly Oubre (player option) to the Pelicans for the seventh pick, a 2026 Pacers 1st (top-4 protected) and Herb Jones.”

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).