The Oklahoma City Thunder - who are up 37-21 at the end of the 1st quarter on the road against the 76ers - own the 76ers pick.

Current score: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401705121

Said pick is Top 6 protected but it is currently out of the protections at 8th in the lottery standings. Even if they end up in the Top 6, the 6th pick has dropped to 7 or lower in all but one of the drafts post-flattened lottery odds (The one exception was the Orlando Magic in the 2023 NBA Lottery where they remained 6th).

Essentially, the 76ers are in the same position as the Toronto Raptors were last year when they traded a Top 6-protected pick and 2 2nds for Jakob Poeltl at the prior year's deadline; their pick fell to 8th and conveyed to the San Antonio Spurs.