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Coming off a lackluster regular season campaign, it is sure to be a busy summer for the Philadelphia 76ers. As things begin to pick up, reports emerged of the f
Here are live updates for the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery as the Philadelphia 76ers await their draft fate for their top 6 protected selection.
The NBA's predraft season is in full swing as the league held its draft lottery Monday, with the Dallas Mavericks winning the No. 1 pick, and the chance to select projected top pick Cooper Flagg -- an opportunity a source told ESPN Tuesday that the Mavericks intend to see through during the draft on June 25-26 in Brooklyn, New York.
Dallas won the top pick and right to select a franchise-changing talent, while San Antonio and Philadelphia jumped up to round out the top three.
The Philadelphia 76ers have the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA draft after moving up two spots in the lottery on Monday night. The jump up allows the Sixers to not only keep their pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder, but it also allows them to land one of the top prospects in this draft.
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.
You've won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, landing the rights to the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. It's rare for a No. 1 pick to so clearly alter the trajectory of a franchise, but Flagg is that kind of prospect.