re: Did Dikembe Mutombo let the cat out of the bag re: NBA Lottery?

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The 76ers hope to strike gold

Philadelphia finished with its worst record yet of the last three "tanking" years by winning only 10 games, and now new team president Bryan Colangelo hopes to be the recipient of the lottery luck that never graced Sam Hinkie. The Sixers' own pick has a 25 percent chance of being No. 1, and if they win it'd be the second straight season and fifth time overall the team with the worst record got the top pick.

If the ping-pong balls bounce the Sixers' way, the best-case scenario involves them winning the lottery while also securing the No. 4 pick by virtue of the Lakers' pick falling outside the top three.

Even if Philadelphia doesn't win the lottery with its own pick, it can still win it in another way. The Nik Stauskas trade with the Sacramento Kings last season gives the Sixers the right to swap picks this year, so if the Kings overcome the odds and win the lottery with their 1.9 percent chance, that top pick goes to Philadelphia.

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