76ers facing franchise-defining 64.6% chance in NBA Draft Lottery

Billy Heyen

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The Philadelphia 76ers are facing a franchise-defining outcome on Monday night.

The NBA Draft lottery takes place, and the 76ers might have the most suspense awaiting them outside of the No. 1 pick.

Philadelphia only maintains its selection if it gets a top-six pick in this year's draft. Anything No. 7 or below goes to the Thunder.

The 76ers have a 64.6% chance of staying in the top-six, per ESPN. That leaves 35.4% chance of OKC getting a pick.

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It's especially important timing for Philadelphia because of the rest of their players' timelines.

Joel Embiid faces a career-impacting injury crisis. Paul George is either usually very hurt or very struggling.

And Tyrese Maxey, while a revelation in 2024-25, also has question marks over his head.

The best way to make it all work is to land an uber-effective player at a low cost. That's what a nice solid draft pick will do for you.

If the 76ers don't get the pick, they might have to consider more of a rebuild than a simple retool.

So stay tuned on Monday night to where that Pickers choice is a bad. 

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle