With the No. 3 pick, the Sixers can go in plenty of directions. This is a deep draft so even though they won't be able to land Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, they will be able to grab the likes of one of Rutgers stars Dylan Harper or Ace Bailey, Baylor's VJ Edgecombe, Texas' Tre Johnson, or others who they see fit.

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 Philadelphia 76ers have the opportunity to land a potential replacement for Joel Embiid with the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. The Sixers entered Monday's lottery with a 42.1 percent chance to land inside the top four. They will pick behind the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, both of whom do not need big men.