May 25, 2025

NBA Draft Combine: How the Sixers' targets at No. 3 tested

Six prospects the Sixers could consider drafting early in next month's draft were front and center at last week's combine.

By Adam Aaronson
PhillyVoice Staff

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Derik Queen did not test well in Chicago at all from an athletic perspective.

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