It has been eight years since the 76ers were part of the NBA’s draft lottery, which determines the order of the top 14 selections. That is the result of their dreadful, injury-riddled 2024-25 season.

The first lottery system involved the random drawing of an envelope from a hopper with each envelope having a team's name on it. Each team in the lottery therefore had the same odds of landing the top slection. The New York Knicks were the winners of the first lottery in 1985 and subsequently drafted Patrick Ewing with the first selection.

The Philadelphia 76ers select Duke big man Khaman Maluach with the No. 5 overall pick in the latest mock draft.