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The 76ers hope to get a high-level player. Is Rutgers first-time forward star their goal?

5:55pm, 2 June 2025Basketball

Bleacher Report's 76ers resident Philadelphia, RBPhilly Take, updated his social media updates, and he also talked about the situation of the popular rookie in this year's NBA Draft, Ace Bailey, a freshman forward star from Rutgers University.

According to RBPhilly Take's Book Buddha, according to some league draft sources, Ace Bailey has been making NBA executives feel "polarized" throughout the NCAA season. Everyone thinks it may take him some time to adapt to the pace of the league to get stable playing time on a good team and help the team win through his own subs. Within the NBA circle, people also have "different levels of confidence" about whether he can reach his maximum potential, and each team has different confidence in his potential in their hearts. This uncertainty also prevented him from becoming the undisputed third-ranked candidate. From the perspective of the Sixers, they are eager to win more games next season, and maybe they will change their choice. If the Sixers choose to retain the draft pick and maintain this view, then Pele's draft pick will likely drop one or two more positions.

Bailey was born in August 2006 and is still under the age of 19. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Bailey's bare feet are 201.9cm in height, wingspan is 214.6cm, standing height is 271.8cm, and weight is 92kg. In the NCAA game this season, Pele played a total of 30 games, averaging 33.4 minutes per game, averaging 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds (2.1 frontcourt rebounds), 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.8 fouls, shooting percentage of 46% (6.8/14.7), three-point shooting percentage of 34.6% (1.6/4.5), and free throw shooting percentage of 69.2% (2.5/3.6). With his outstanding performance, Pele was shortlisted for the Big Ten League's third best team and the best rookie team, which is also the greatest recognition of his outstanding performance.

Pelle is a forward player with excellent physical talent and athleticism. His multiple physical test data ranks among the top of the joint trial players, and his flexibility and agility are excellent. From the perspective of characteristics, Pele has rich offensive means and comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end. He can provide a lot of support to the team on the offensive end, and he has the potential to become a top defender on the defensive end. However, everyone may have doubts about his current combat power. Considering that the 76ers holding the Tanhua lottery are the ones who hope to make a breakthrough in record next season, this has increased the uncertainty. In other words, if the 76ers do not retain the Tanhua lottery, Bailey is likely to fall to the fourth pick?

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