Recently, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed concern about the NBA tanking, and Gilbert Arenas weighed in with his honest takes.

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 situation has proven controversial, all the way up to the NBA's ownership. Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia was ranting about "losing behavior done by losers" hours before the possible anti-tanking measure were reported, while Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban was telling his peers to embrace the tank earlier this week.

The NBA is considering a number of rule changes to curb the practice of tanking for better lottery odds, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

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.

The 2026 NBA Draft lottery was always going to have half the league sitting on pins and needles. This has been considered a stacked draft class for years as top prospects A.J. Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer,

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.