Only the NBA Could Blow the Draft Lottery
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McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.
The Sixers got the No. 3 overall pick after entering the 2025 NBA draft lottery with the fifth-best odds of earning the No. 1 overall pick.
Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.
Here is an evaluation of some draft prospects for the Philadelphia 76ers based on catch-and-shoot percentages in college.
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OKC Thunder Wire on MSN2025 NBA draft lottery: OKC Thunder misses out on lottery pick as Sixers get No. 3 pickThe 2025 NBA draft lottery results have been revealed. Despite being in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder had an interest in the results. They owned the Philadelphia 76ers ' top-six protected pick.