Lo and behold, it turns out that something with a “lottery” at the heart of its concept leaves itself wide open to all manner of conspiracy.
The NBA Draft Lottery happened Monday evening, and the Dallas Mavericks walked away with the ultimate prize: the top overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft.
That result has left fans voicing frustration with the league — including some echoes of the dreaded “boycott” word.
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To start at the beginning: The “draft lottery” is a concept that NBA bigwigs concocted to dissuade teams from “tanking” (intentionally losing games by holding out healthy players, playing worse players bigger minutes, etc.) to procure a higher draft pick.
According to the league, the “system will level the odds at the top of
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