The NBA Draft Combine was held earlier this month in Chicago, and after the Sixers landed the No. 3 overall pick in next month's draft, there was far more intrigue for an organization that has not picked near the top of the board in almost a decade.
Last week, PhillyVoice spoke with six different draft experts to learn about the primary prospects expected to draw consideration from the Sixers with the No. 3 pick -- their strengths, weaknesses and fit in Philadelphia.
You can find all of those Q&As linked here, and they will all be linked individually at the end of this story.
Over the next handful of days, we will be tracking the combine measurements, testing results and shooting drill performances of those players. Up next: athletic testing results.
Ace Bailey, F, Rutgers
All eyes were on how Bailey would measure -- particularly when it came to his height, where his 6-foot-10 billing has always drawn skeptics -- and while his measurement there disappointed, Bailey's athletic testing numbers were solid:
Drill Seconds / Inches Rank out of 68
Lane Agility 10.97 25th
Shuttle Run 2.78 6th
Three Quarter Sprint 3.12 12th
Standing Vertical Leap 27.5 t-42nd
Max Vertical Leap 34.5 t-35th
Bailey's vertical leaps were nothing to write home about, but the tests gauging speed and agility produced strong results.
V.J. Edgecombe, SG/SF, Baylor
Edgecombe did not test as well as one would expect for someone whose highlight reel is as absurd as his is. Edgecombe regularly performs stellar feats of athleticism in games, but you would not be able to tell from most of these numbers:
Drill Seconds / Inches Rank out of 68
Lane Agility 11.27 41st
Shuttle Run 2.93 20th
Three Quarter Sprint 3.20 28th
Standing Vertical Leap 30.0 t-24th
Max Vertical Leap 38.5 t-9th
For Sixers-specific purposes, Edgecombe's measurements -- 6-foot-4 and 192 pounds -- were more alarming, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine the Baylor product being an NBA wing.
Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
It was a mixed bag for Johnson, who flashed outstanding agility and leaping ability but struggled in the shuttle run and sprint tests:
Drill Seconds / Inches Rank out of 68
Lane Agility 10.49 1st
Shuttle Run 3.11 56th
Three Quarter Sprint 3.28 49th
Standing Vertical Leap 32.0 t-8th
Max Vertical Leap 37.5 t-14th
In any case, a shooter of Johnson's caliber posting strong athletic marks in many areas bodes well for his stock.
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Kon Knueppel, SG/SF, Duke
Knueppel did not participate in athletic testing due to a reportedly minor ankle injury. He should make up these drills at some point in the near future.
Derik Queen, C, Maryland
Even for a big, Queen's athletic testing numbers were extremely ominous:
Drill Seconds / Inches Rank out of 68
Lane Agility 12.45 68th
Shuttle Run 3.27 67th
Three Quarter Sprint 3.52 67th
Standing Vertical Leap 23.5 t-67th
Max Vertical Leap 28.0 t-67th
Given Queen also has a questionable physical profile for a center at 6-foot-9.25, testing this poorly athletically is not going to help his stock -- not that it was a total shock.
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Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
Maluach's athletic testing results were also very poor, but he has physical tools far superior to those of Queen, from his 7-foot-6.75 wingspan to a 9-foot-6 standing reach that is just as comical. Still, these numbers are what they are:
Drill Seconds / Inches Rank out of 68
Lane Agility 12.05 t-66th
Shuttle Run 3.44 68th
Three Quarter Sprint 3.50 65th
Standing Vertical Leap 24.0 t-64th
Max Vertical Leap 30.0 t-66th
Neither Queen nor Maluach needed to test particularly well, but these numbers were undoubtedly suboptimal for both bigs.
ASKING NBA DRAFT EXPERTS ABOUT SIXERS' POSSIBLE CHOICES AT NO. 3
Ace Bailey | V.J. Edgecombe | Kon Knueppel
Derik Queen | Tre Johnson | Khaman Maluach
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