Here is an updated look at the draft lottery standings for the Philadelphia 76ers after the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz.

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Near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, separated by two and a half games, are two very different teams. The Philadelphia 76ers, who added Paul George last offseason, were expected to be in the championship hunt. The Toronto Raptors, meanwhile, are in the midst of a tank and rebuild, with nowhere to go but up.

The Toronto Raptors are not ready to make a win-now move by pursuing Joel Embiid in trade talks with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer

There’s no honour among tankers. The Raptors aren’t being subtle, but to keep pace with the teams around them at the bottom of the standings they can’t afford to be.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers probably won’t rush to sign an aging point guard in the offseason, no matter how the 2024-25 campaign ends. However, from a leadership perspective, landing an ex-Toronto Raptors NBA champion guard could benefit the franchise next season.

If the Toronto Raptors remain committed to maximizing their lottery odds for the 2025 NBA Draft, they'll have to keep the league's easiest remaining schedule and the sad state of the Eastern Conference's bottom half from getting in their way.

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It's been two decades since the Sixers last appeared in the NBA Finals when Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo and Philly battled the Los Angeles Lakers. While Iverson and Co. didn't come out on top that season, they did have some of the most memorable jerseys in NBA history.