Jared McCain’s internal flash of confusion occurred onstage, in front of a packed ballroom focused on the envelopes revealing the NBA draft lottery’s results. Then the telecast caught the 76ers guard gleefully smiling and nodding after a swift on-air correction that the Sixers had not lost their pick,

The Sixers got the No. 3 overall pick after entering the 2025 NBA draft lottery with the fifth-best odds of earning the No. 1 overall pick.

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.