The Dallas Mavericks' improbable win of the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with just a 1.8% chance has reignitedconspiracy theories about the lottery being rigged, and we have eight examples through history where it just might be.

Another reason why conspiracy theorists say the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged is because the actual drawing of the ping-pong balls is no longer shown on live TV as it was in the past. However, the league invites select media members to attend the ball drawing, which takes place in a separate room in the venue right before the national TV broadcast.

Too bad, so sad. That was the prevailing sentiment by ESPN’s Mike Greenberg on Tuesday’s episode of Get Up! After the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery with just a 1.8 per

The news that the Dallas Mavericks landed the top spot in the 2025 NBA Draft stirred up a huge controversy within minutes, quickly catching the attention of one of the

From NBA.com Staff The Dallas Mavericks had never won the Draft Lottery, and had just a 1.8% chance to win in 2025. The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm ...

Cooper Flagg is widely-assumed to be the No. 1 overall draft pick, an 18-year-old forward who starred during his one season in the NCAA with Duke. The Mavs have already indicated that they are not planning to trade the No. 1 pick and Flagg looks set to join Dallas for the 2025/26 NBA season.

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The Dallas Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance of landing the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. But in a stunning twist, they beat the odds and the entire lottery system, and walked away with Cooper Flagg (most probably),