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.

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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

the order for the first 14 picks of the draft will first be determined at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago on May 12. Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.

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.

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.