The 76ers lost the game, but won the race to the tank. The Raptors’ 118-105 victory over the Sixers Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena flipped those their draft lottery standings, at least temporarily increasing the Sixers’ odds of keeping their first-round pick at the end of this woeful season.

Barring a complete collapse from the Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs, the Sixers should finish the season with at least nearly a 32% chance of keeping their pick. They should hope that the New Orleans Pelicans go on a late surge and push them down to the fourth-worst record, which would give them a 81.0% chance of keeping their pick.