Sixers Mailbag: Best Fit for the No. 3 Pick, Realistic Joel Embiid Expectations and More

Sixers mailbag: Best fit for the No. 3 pick, realistic Joel Embiid expectations and more

Readers also asked about Paul George and Guerschon Yabusele, a free agent who could demand more than the Sixers have to offer.

We Laughed, Cried, Rejoiced: The Week We Kept the Pick

Team Ricky RundownThe most instant of reactions to getting the number 3 pick, legendary.Draft pick fodder, PG podding again (oh great).Terrific option deep dive here from MOC in regards to what the Sixers, who did NOT lose the pick, could do on draft night.Sixers Around the WebGreat rundown of Daryl Morey’s history of first round draft picks. Mostly unsurprising but some nice did-you-knows too.Early rundown of national guys’ mock drafts post lot…

Sixers draft 2025: The case for keeping the third pick

After all of the losses from the Philadelphia 76ers' 2024-2025 season, they were blessed by the lottery gods (Adam Silver) to keep their first-round pick. Despite an error in the commentary where, for a few seconds, Sixers fans lost all hope, the team did not send their first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Not only did they keep it, but they also jumped up in the draft to pick third overall, where they will have quite a few options mov…