They can grin and laugh and embrace now that the results of Monday’s NBA draft lottery are finalized. The Sixers will select third in June‘s draft. They had the fifth-best odds of securing a pick in the top three — a 31.

The ping-pong balls didn't fall the OKC Thunder's way in the 2025 NBA draft lottery. The 76ers held on to their pick, while the Mavericks won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.

The Sixers jumped up to the No. 3 spot. The Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 spot to add Cooper Flagg. The San Antonio Spurs also received some lottery luck and finished in the No. 3 spot. The Thunder will return to reality after fantasizing for months about the chances to add the No.

As the Oklahoma City Thunder prepare for the biggest game in the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander era, you can't help but look up and notice how everything is breaking their way. To win a championship, you need as much luck as talent.