Tuesday night was one of the more exciting nights since, well, the Eagles selected Carson Wentz second overall in the NFL draft last month. This city has a lot to be excited about right now. The Eagles have their future franchise signal caller, the Sixers are set to pick a superstar in Ben Simmons with two more first-round picks, and more picks next year that should be high selections, the Flyers are building a really young and exciting squad under the watch of Ron Hextall, and the Phillies are young, exciting, and 7 games over.500 and a half game out of first place in the NL East.

There’s also this to be excited about:

Prior to 2016
Last time #Sixers picked No.1- Iverson
Last time #Phillies picked No.1- Burrell
Last time #Eagles picked No.2- McNabb

— Sports Are Philly (@SportsArePhilly) May 18, 2016

So, let’s check out the top reactions to the Sixers getting the first overall pick in Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery:

Note: I didn’t only use pro-Philly tweets. The negative were too good not to include.

Vindicated. #TrustTheProcess pic.twitter.com/EEzT5JSeaA

— max (@MaxOnTwitter) May 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/DidTheSixersWin/status/732730025355677696

Saved you a seat on the sad table, Ben Simmons! pic.twitter.com/c7j1nX0Btb

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 18, 2016

Ben Simmons on likely being a Sixer or a Laker: "It's like applying to be a doctor, then being forced to work at Burger King or McDonald's."

— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) May 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/AndyRuther/status/732730120817938432

https://twitter.com/TheFakeESPN/status/732729761223577600

Ben Simmons right now pic.twitter.com/R5t4xA1QOF

— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) May 18, 2016

We got the 1st pick!!! pic.twitter.com/5kDICaRsOZ

— Philadelphia 76ers (@SixersGang) May 18, 2016

#1 PICK pic.twitter.com/J6oYyoscca

— Did The Sixers Win? (@DidTheSixersWin) May 18, 2016

regardless of what happens, I saw a Sixers JaVale McGee jersey and a Sixers Eric Maynor jersey. Process works.

— Michael Levin (@Michael_Levin) May 18, 2016

I hugged all the men tonight. We did it.

— Michael Levin (@Michael_Levin) May 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/SpikeEskin/status/732739809731547137

Sixers get the 1st pick & the haters come out to try and throw shade pic.twitter.com/vHXVB7pRRQ

— Philadelphia 76ers (@SixersGang) May 18, 2016

If Ben Simmons and/or Joel Embiid works out, 3 years is going to seem like a comically small time in retrospect.

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) May 18, 2016

The Sixers finally land the No. 1 pick!https://t.co/Pn9VOZgiai

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 18, 2016

The Sixers twitter game killed it last night on this one!!!

.@SacramentoKings New phone who dis

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 18, 2016

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