NBA, ESPN and Mock Draft
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Even after reports indicated Maryland basketball center Derik Queen's draft stock could be falling, ESPN doesn't see it that way. With the NBA Draft Combine ove
The Dallas Mavericks won this year's NBA draft lottery, earning the right to land projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"I've sat and watched the ping pong balls come out" - ESPN insider insists that the NBA Draft Lottery cannot be riggedAnother 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.
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Yardbarker on MSNRichard Jefferson has bold take about draft lottery conspiracy theoriesThe Dallas Mavericks’ win in the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery sparked another wave of conspiracy theories suggesting that the league rigs the draw to benefit certain teams.
When LeBron James chose the Miami Heat on July 8, 2010. When Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors on July 7, 2016. When Kobe Bryant dropped 60 points in the final game of his career on April 13, 2016. When Luka Doncic joined the Los Angeles Lakers just this Feb. 2 certainly meets the criteria, too.
Despite the excitement surrounding the recent NHL and NBA draft lotteries, the NFL is reportedly not considering moving to a lottery system to determine its draft order.