Ahead of the two-day draft, which begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET (on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Philadelphia 76ers hold the No. 3 pick, with VJ Edgecombe the presumptive favorite and Ace Bailey potentially falling down the board.

I t is not very often that a power conference player of the year, in any sport, returns for their next season. Most recipients take their award and head to the respective professi

Three prospects already stand out as strong No. 1 overall-caliber talents. But because of NIL and the number of players who returned to college this spring, it's also easy to project quality depth in the 2026 class.