The 76ers keeping their first-round pick following Monday’s dramatic draft lottery provides them with optionality. The most straightforward, of course, is taking a player at No. 3, where Rutgers wing Ace Bailey and Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe are the most popular choices among outside evaluators and those who compile mock drafts.

Why the Bucks — yes, the Bucks — might have been a draft lottery winner. And how will the Sixers play their cards at No. 3?

Defensive disruption is his strongest selling point, and he provided plenty of that. He played 52 minutes over the two scrimmages and racked up five steals and four blocks in his floor time. Perhaps more importantly, he impacted the games on offense, too, averaging 12 points and four assists while shooting 5-of-11 from three.