The 76ers won the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night and the internet reacted accordingly
While the NBA Draft is certainly quite the event in itself, there’s not a question that there are a lot of people that look forward to the NBA Draft Lottery just as much — if not more in some cases. There really is no event surrounded by a bunch of ping pong balls that draws more interest than the NBA Draft Lottery each and every year.
Well, Tuesday night, it was time to find out what the early draft order will be in the draft that will be coming up next month. This year there are a lot of prospects drawing some interest, including Ben Simmons out of LSU who many people have actually been comparing to none other than LeBron James. Then there’s Brandon Ingram out of Duke, who some think could maybe even take the top spot from Simmons.
So to say that the top of the order has a lot of eyes on it this year would be an understatement.
When all was said and done and the ping pong balls were drawn, it was the Philadelphia 76ers that came away with the No. 1 pick, with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics behind them respectively.
I'm nervous for this draft lottery man lmao please bball gods be good to the Lakers
— dbushh (@dbush24) May 18, 2016
I hope the T'Wolves win the NBA Draft Lottery! #Powerhouse
— Jonathan Rouse (@jonnywod72) May 18, 2016
ALELUIA, @SIXERS
— matheus (@mmartinsbfr) May 18, 2016
The sixers dont deserve that number one pick
— Marko Polo (@BankzKassaNova) May 18, 2016
Finally the Sixers get the 1!!!! #PHILAfirst
— Brett (@Bamm720) May 18, 2016
The good news is the 10 win Sixers are only 1 player away from a deep playoff run
— Real BMart (@RealBrianMartin) May 18, 2016
Trust. The. Process. #Sixers #PHILAfirst #NBADraftLottery pic.twitter.com/2gV5G5tlbe
— Michael Strocko 🇺🇦 (@mstrocko) May 18, 2016
And now for another round of 'HOW ARE THE SIXERS GONNA SCREW IT UP THIS TIME?'
— Tall Jordan Schmidt (@TallGuySchmidt) May 18, 2016
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