Oklahoma City finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA and they were then able to sweep their way past the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs.

Finally free of months of suspense, the 76ers can start to put things in motion. They can also celebrate this thing over which they had no control, but that wound up meaning so much to them. They can grin and laugh and embrace now that the results of Monday’s NBA draft lottery are finalized.