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The Philadelphia 76ers had a terrible season 2024-25 when they were only able to win 24 games, but in the end lost 58 and took 13th place in the Eastern Conference. To help the team to improve the 76s, the security guard/striker, Paul George, from whom Los Angeles Clippers have acquired in the low season and signed him with $ 211 million on a contract of $ 4 years. The early predictions before the beginning of the 2024-25 season was that the 76s were one of the favorites to win the NBA final this season. The superstar of 76ers, Joel Embbiid, was never quite healthy for the season and George had one of the most disappointing seasons of his NBA career. While the Sixers managed to get the theft from the NBA design of 2024 in Jared McCain, he played in just 23 games before ending with an injury to the season.

The Sixers didn't have much to play for the last season, and their President of Basketball Operations, Daryl Morey, was about to lose his job. However, the Sixers won the third choice in the NBA lottery and now have the chance to either land forward, Ace Bailey or Guard, VJ Edgecompbe. According to the latest NBA rumors, the Sixers could choose their no. 3 selection to the Utah jazz and here are the reason why.

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Suggested 76ers-Jazz trade: exchange of the #3 selection against mutual profits

According to Sam Vecenie from Thethletic, the 76s are ready to hear various offers for number 3 in the upcoming NBA design of 2025. There are several teams who may want to climb to maintain No. 3 as a whole, including Charlotte Hornets, Utah Jazz or the New Orleans Pelicans. The jazz of all teams has some of the best assets that they can offer the 76s for the 3rd election in the draft. They could possibly offer Lauri Markkanen and the 21st election in the upcoming draft for Paul George and the overall selection of No. 3 in the draft.

This week I wrote to the combine harvest from the people in Chicago, which I hear about people in Chicago. It is not surprising that a much more focus focuses on the general structure compared to the prospects in the court.

Things on Spurs, Bucks, 76ers at 3 and Point Guard. pic.twitter.com/xd8aqp4SG7

– Sam Vecenie (@sam_vecenie) May 16, 2025

Why should the Sixers exchange No. 3 for Lauri Markkanen with the overall selection of No. 3?

Due to the Paul George Treaty, the Sixers currently have great difficulties that did not play near the expectations that was presented for him. George achieved an average of 16.2 points in 43 percent of the field last season. These numbers are not bad per se, but this is definitely not the type of production that the Sixers searched for when they signed it to a 211 dollar deal. And with George at the age of 35, we can definitely expect that the numbers will decrease over the years again and again. The main reason, however, is that the Sixers most likely does not win NBA championship with George on the squad and look at each other last season.

The Sixers already have Jared McCain and Tyrese Maxey, who will definitely be the second and the third option. So what you really need is a lengthy striker who can score from all three levels, and a patrol with the color, and there are very few other players than Lauri Markkanen who can do all of these things.

In the meantime, jazz tries to rebuild and while you have to build up a few pieces if he manages to get the No. 3 from the Sixers, it will most likely help you with the reconstruction process. After their stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert left the city, the jazz has the last few seasons to struggle, and while Markkanen appeared as their best player, he is clearly not the player who has changed. In this phase of his career, Markkanen can be a great second, third or fourth option for a competing team, and there is no better team for him than the Sixers.

Therefore, the trade makes sense for both teams, especially in view of the fact that the star of Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum, will most likely miss most of the season with an Achilles tear next season. The time is now for the Sixers if they want to go further than in the second round.

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