ESPN published their annual Best 25 [NBA players] Under [the age of] 25 yesterday (2/26), and the list prominently featured a pair of Sixers. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons both ranked in the top five players on the list, with Embiid coming in at no. 2 and Simmons rounding out at fifth. The list was populated according to the average ranking of each player in the Top 25 from three ESPN personalities: Kevin Pelton, Chris Herring and Bobby Marks.
I don’t put a ton of stock into these sorts of lists. Players shoot up and down them year-to-year.