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Facts and figures about the NBA draft lottery

LOTTERY FACTS

(Since 1990, when NBA went to a weighted lottery):

* The No. 1 team has gotten the top pick only three times.

* The No. 2 team has gotten the top pick only twice.

SIXERS AT NO. 3

* No. 3 has gotten the most No. 1 picks (seven) since 1990, including three straight from 1997-99. The last time was 2013.

* The No. 3 team has finished in the top three only three times in the last 13 lotteries. But twice it was the first pick.

Overall, the No. 3 team has finished in the top three 11 times.