The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery took an unexpected turn when the Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 overall pick. The Mavs team had just a 1.8% chance to win. The result stunned the basketball world and immediately fueled speculation that the lottery might have been rigged .

As the noise grew louder, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stepped in to address the controversy. Appearing on FS1’s Breakfast Ball, Silver gave a firm and detailed response to those accusing the league of manipulating the draft results. Silver also pointed to the Mavericks’ situation as an example of unpredictability, not manipulation.

“ When people say, therefore, that the lottery is broken, I have a different viewpoint, which the purpose of the lottery is to disincentivize teams from tanking ,” Silver said.

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