Shake Milton #18 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Wells Fargo Center on Novembe

The Eastern Conference is expected to be wide open next season, but a Sixers roster without a healthy Embiid can’t contend for a championship.

Rutgers forward Ace Bailey and Baylor swingman V.J. Edgecombe are considered the top two candidates to be taken third, with Texas shooting guard Tre Johnson looming. Will Philadelphia want to hold on to that selection, with the franchise apparently already excited about two incumbent backcourt talents, Maxey and shooting guard Jared McCain?

Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson has been added to the list of players who have worked out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the draft.

A source confirmed that the Sixers engaged the Spurs about obtaining the second pick. This comes after league executives told The Inquirer they expect the team to be involved in pre-draft trade talks.

He’s mainly a top prospect because of his outside shooting, but Johnson is tricky, crafty and comfortable with turnarounds, fadeaways and step-throughs in the mid-post. We’ll see what his role winds up being in the NBA,

In a re-do of the 2020 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers take Tre Jones with Tyrese Maxey already gone and off the board.

Guerschon Yabusele will pay close attention to the 76ers’ moves during the NBA draft. The team’s soon-to-be unrestricted free agent realizes that could affect where he signs this summer — and, more specifically,