Since they kept the pick, the Sixers will owe their 2026 first-rounder to OKC if it doesn’t fall in top four picks.

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.

Following an injury-ruined, 24-58 season, the Sixers snagged the No. 3 pick in Monday night’s NBA draft lottery. The Spurs got the No. 2 pick and the Mavs have No. 1. The Sixers entered the lottery with a 63.9 percent chance of keeping a top-six pick and a 10.6 percent chance of landing at No. 3.