Fans aren’t the only ones that believe the 2025 NBA Draft lottery was rigged. Some owners share that sentiment, too. In an appearance on the “Chapo Trap House” podcast, investigative podcaster Pablo Torre said two owners told him at the event that they believe the lottery was fixed for the Mavericks to draft Duke standout Cooper Flagg with the No.

The Mavericks shocked everyone when they won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery and took Flagg with the No. 1 pick.

NBA legend recently proposed innovative solutions to NBA tanking, aiming to protect fan interests and fairness in competitive play.

The irony is this could’ve been the time, if ever there was a season for the Miami Heat to covertly capitulate.

The NBA's proposed tactics to stop tanking gains various reactions from NBA fans.

It has, by and large, been a fun NBA season thus far. The championship race is wide open. Five semi-recent All-Stars changed teams at one of the more active trade deadlines in recent memory. Even the All-Star Game was pretty fun for a change. But nobody's talking about any of this. All we're talking about is tanking.

Tanking is a sin as old as time—or the NBA's lottery system, at least. But the science behind it has become more sophisticated than ever.

Chris Mannix outlines the recent meetings between all 30 NBA teams and the league office discussing changes to prevent tanking such as altering the lottery system and draft pick protections among others.