What a night Monday turned out to be for the Sixers.
We all knew the odds. They entered the 2025 NBA draft lottery with roughly a 64 percent chance of keeping their first-round pick and a 34 percent chance of conveying it to the Oklahoma City Thunder. When the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks both jumped into the top four, the disaster scenario appeared to be unfolding. But when the New Orleans Pelicans were revealed as the team with the No. 7 pick, we got to breathe a collective sigh of relief.