The word that matters most in the debate about Ace Bailey is the word that should matter most to the Sixers in Wednesday’s draft. Maturity. A chronic lack of it is the primary reason the Sixers are where they are.

Ace Bailey could be selected by the Sixers at No. 3 overall in the NBA draft. Here's why his coach at Rutgers believes he'll be a special talent.

Rutgers wing scorer Ace Bailey is one of the highest-upside prospects in this draft with a ceiling that arguably rises above anyone's who's not named Cooper Flagg. Bailey, though, also happens to need copious amounts of seasoning, giving him perhaps the widest range of possible outcomes for his NBA career.