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Sixers Hope to Join the One Percent Tonight at NBA Draft Lottery

Less than 48 hours after Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors ended the Sixers’ season in heart-breaking fashion, Philadelphia already has to look to the future, beginning with tonight’s NBA draft lottery. One of the few silver linings in what turned out to be a disastrous 2017 trade with the Boston Celtics is that while taking a break from Twitter burner account sessions, Bryan Colangelo negotiated top-one protection on the 2019 Sacramento first-round pick. After finishing 39-43, the Kings are sharing lottery odds with Charlotte and Miami, meaning all three clubs have a 4.8 percent chance of jumping into the top-four, and crucially for the Sixers, a 1.