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

The NBA Draft Lottery has long been a magnet for skepticism, and this year one of the league's biggest voices added weight to the controversy: LeBron James; just after the Dallas Mavericks secured ...

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 ...

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 2025 NBA Draft lottery took place on Monday night with ... who traded away Doncic on February 1 in a move that created plenty of controversy, now have a realistic path to bringing in Flagg ...

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

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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.