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NBA mock draft 2017: Sixers pass on chance at Lonzo Ball

If Lonzo Ball works out for the Sixers, the team will have a chance to grade a player that could be on the board when the No. 3 pick is on the clock in the 2017 NBA Draft.

In SB Nation's latest mock draft, that's exactly what happened--and the Sixers passed on the UCLA point guard to select Kansas forward Josh Jackson.

Here's what the site said about the pick and decision the Sixers may have to make on June 22.

If the Lakers pass on Ball for Fox, the question becomes whether the Sixers immediately leap on Ball or stick with the prospect they likely would have talked themselves into at this point: Josh Jackson.