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

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.

The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics—the NBA's four marquee franchises—will get their chance to add at least one rookie to their roster in the second round on Thursday.