NBA owners believe 2025 NBA Draft was rigged
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
Conspiracy theories in sports have and will always be around. But the 2025 NBA Draft has especially garnered controversy as a result of the Dallas Mavericks landing the No. 1 overall pick.
Even NBA owners have joined in on the speculation, according to investigative journalist Pablo Torre.
“I’m saying literally two NBA owners did not trust the hand of Adam Silver to remain out of the proceedings, in terms of rigging the NBA Draft lottery,” Torre said on the “Chapo Trap House” podcast.
“I remember I was at an event, and I spoke to two NBA owners. This was the day after the NBA lottery. And those two owners were both like, ‘This was obviously fixed,’” Torre said.
The Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 overall pick just months after trading NBA superstar guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a moved that eventually got the general manager at the time, Nico Harrison, fired.
The Mavericks had only a 1.8% chance to land the No. 1 overall pick which they used to draft one of the most exciting prospects in recent years.
Flagg is averaging 20.4 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 48.2 percent from the field for Dallas and is the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award.
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