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Sixers fans put through mental agony to learn they kept their pick

Who amongst us hasn’t gotten confused by the lottery?

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery was a success for the Sixers. Not only did they keep their top-6 protected first-round pick, but they jumped up a couple spots to snag the number three overall pick in the draft.

That still managed to come with a lot of stress for anyone watching the lottery live on ESPN. Anchor Kevin Negandhi got a bit confused when he saw the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets had been jumped and assumed that the Sixers pick had also fallen outside of the top-6.