BREAKING: The Mavericks have won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. Dallas had 1.8% odds to win the No. 1 pick entering today. - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 13 days ago

BREAKING: The Mavericks have won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.

Dallas had 1.8% odds to win the No. 1 pick entering today.

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theadamzone.xyz•13 days ago

mhirst.bsky.social•13 days ago

Always follow the 💰

rayinrichmond.bsky.social•12 days ago

The results of this draft lottery won't do anything to help the diminishing number of viewers watching the #NBA

In Trump's America, white collar crime and utilitarianism is rampant and this draft lottery has a very bad odor.

jhuck-80.bsky.social•13 days ago

Cooper Flagg wins the “please don’t let the Wizards pick me” lottery.

jretz41.bsky.social•13 days ago

Gross.

dungargee.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm hoping this kid doesn't like Whataburger and doing hooka

mrpatsti2.bsky.social•13 days ago

You cannot convince me this wasn’t rigged

jasonvantaco.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yeah, I'm not into conspiracy theories but if ever there was one.

gregy14.bsky.social•13 days ago

Lol right? They could have been more conspicuous, give them the number 2 pick. Ridiculous.

ironprofessor133.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh the irony that the Mavs made the stupidest trade in recent NBA history (just to prop up the Lakers who lost anyway) and then they win the lottery.

larry-m.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nico was right.

otrzace.bsky.social•13 days ago

Put it on a shirt 😂

pzmcg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Wonder how he’s gonna screw this up. Because he will.

gregy14.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hahahaha. Yea we didn't know this was part of the deal, eh?

jsiege226.bsky.social•13 days ago

Wiz just got a number 6 pick? Unreal

bigrob8409.bsky.social•13 days ago

A 1.2 percent chance..

bigrob8409.bsky.social•13 days ago

Unfucking real..

They rigged the draft just bc Dallas was stupid enough to trade Luka

gregy14.bsky.social•13 days ago

No no no. They rigged it for them bc they were toooold to trade luka. Either way, This is just to coincidental to not have been done orchestrated.

irishkj55.bsky.social•13 days ago

Fix!

muskraker.bsky.social•12 days ago

Anything can be rigged when billionaires are involved.
How do you think they became billionaires in the first place?

You wouldn't think I'd give a shtt
Since I never cared for sports
But I'm never really lonely
In my Excentrifugal Forz

cameronryan.bsky.social•12 days ago

It’s definitely a rigged system and it’s also a gambling driven sport. 💯

justinseibel.bsky.social•12 days ago

They should just trade it to the Lakers for a 5th round pick.

dschultz.bsky.social•13 days ago

The teams with the top 3 draft picks is a complete joke. The teams that suck should have a better chance at getting the top pick. How are they supposed to rebuild?

ayamhuasca.bsky.social•13 days ago

NBA is fucking rigged

quinnshad.bsky.social•13 days ago

Generational bailout

sailormarsfeg.bsky.social•13 days ago

If they were gonna so blatantly rig it they could've at least sent him to the Eastern Confederence. The Wizards were right there. Dude named Flagg in the nation's capital? Young core already there? C'mon, man.

adamsullivan.bsky.social•13 days ago

@mcuban.bsky.social has to be happy, even though he isn't a majority owner.

That's like a buzzer shot to win!

john4john.bsky.social•12 days ago

Problem being the Adelsons are some of the worst humans possible.

wholew22.bsky.social•13 days ago

N.O trades AD to save the Lakers —-> gets number 1 to draft Zion.
DAL trades Luka to save the Lakers —-> gets number 1 to draft Flagg.

How blatant can you be WWE oops I mean NBA

#nba #nbadraft #nbadraftlottery #espn #theringer #sports #basketball

choppenheimer878.bsky.social•13 days ago

yoshiab.bsky.social•13 days ago

Should trade it to the Lakers for Len.

yoshiab.bsky.social•13 days ago

Payment for the Luka trade.

bfgimages.bsky.social•13 days ago

Simply no reason for the Lottery not to be televised unless they’re intentionally rigging it.

thenorseawakened.bsky.social•12 days ago

I thought it was televised previously ?

sloughhorse.bsky.social•13 days ago

So rigged. Give Luka to LA and we will reward you

sali44.bsky.social•13 days ago

RIGGED!!!

chicagochris50.bsky.social•13 days ago

Patrick Ewing says what?

pcrritesgood.bsky.social•13 days ago

Lakers should definitely be on the phone offering Bronny, Alex Len, and a few picks for the 1st pick. Never know with the Mavs.

mrjess.bsky.social•12 days ago

rigged

thegmac99.bsky.social•13 days ago

Part of the Luka trade

balsagna.bsky.social•12 days ago

This stuff really ruins it for me, I won’t lie.

gnarlygale.bsky.social•13 days ago

the nba lottery model reduces league parity, they need to adopt the nfl model, the worse your team does the higher your pick

david425.bsky.social•13 days ago

Setup for Luka

megamansdeli.bsky.social•13 days ago

So somehow this got rigged to make Mavs fans forget about Luka in 3 or 4 years if they take this Cooper kid and he has a smidge or 2 of talent. Continued evidence why the NBA Draft lottery show is a joke.

simplycolorful.bsky.social•12 days ago

Conspiracy theory: This is reward for giving Luka to Lakers for a song.

justinandhisjam.bsky.social•12 days ago

@nhl NOW DO THIS KIND OF RIGGING FOR THE LONG SUFFERING NEVER-PICKED-FIRST-OVERALL CANUCKS!!

cforsberg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Rigged

shaunofthedead.bsky.social•13 days ago

The NBA is never gonna beat the allegations lol

theblouprint.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nope. This was definitely not going to slip under the rug

jukesgrrl.bsky.social•13 days ago

Proof there is no God.

uselessfactsboy.bsky.social•13 days ago

The U.S. crossed that line long ago

theblouprint.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hahahahahaha the Luka deal is definitely an NBA inside job. I’m not even a conspiracy theorist, but this is unbelievable

giancarlov.bsky.social•13 days ago

All those in Dallas crying about the Luka trade. Enjoy the gift. The NBA just handed you.

smirnov-spite.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nico is still there to f it up.

giancarlov.bsky.social•13 days ago

True, but the NBA will probably help them out on that one too

certifiedblazed.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well, this is surely breaking something.

fllefty.bsky.social•13 days ago

Their fans deserve it but that ownership and front office don’t deserve this win

greaseweights.bsky.social•12 days ago

Are you ready to apologize to the GOAT gm?

oriolesfan1.bsky.social•13 days ago

Wonder who the Mavs will trade him to

themattshow.bsky.social•13 days ago

So they got rewarded for trading Luka? Excellent work everyone

dontquotemeonthat.bsky.social•13 days ago

lukejgibson.bsky.social•13 days ago

What a plot twist for the mavs

chasedaniel.bsky.social•13 days ago

UNREAL

mwelsh1977.bsky.social•13 days ago

Just probability

rockthekoopa.bsky.social•13 days ago

yeah, 1.8% after helping the league ratings. Might as well have been 100%

zangerstein.bsky.social•13 days ago

This. They tremendously helped the ratings. And at the same time now, had the BIGGEST team in the league. 4 monsters down there!

dustnk.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nico won the Luka trade.

reddtrain.bsky.social•13 days ago

Don't go talking crazy here.

Now the Mavs have AD 1.0 and AD 2.0, and could really use a ballhandling savant to dish out passes and score, I dunno, 30 points a game.

josiehogan.bsky.social•13 days ago

I wish I had placed a bet on this. lol

cythtrem.bsky.social•12 days ago

It makes me believe the Lottert is fixed. This seems a rescue and apeave a Franchise after the shitstorm from the Doncic trade. NBA loses more creadibility as if te officiating isnt enough.

mashflagg.bsky.social•12 days ago

Go Cuz!

pzmcg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trade his rights for another broken big - eg, Zion. Go Nico - show us the depths of your crazy

planetgeorge.bsky.social•13 days ago

This reminds me of when Orlando, fresh off drafting Shaq and barely missing the playoffs, won the draft with only one ball in the hopper. That pick was Penny Hardaway.

soccer3mom.bsky.social•13 days ago

Dude

mryone.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nico knows the league. Luka for Davis and 1st pick.

chrisrmsu.bsky.social•12 days ago

Screw you nba.. the blatant cheating with scott foster and refs being obv wrong for some teams. cheat for draft licks (ewing, this year, pistons getting only the 5 seed three years in a row after getting Cade. Cant let detoit be good. Its hurt their reputation. hasn’t killed it yet. money ruins all

davidpegram.bsky.social•13 days ago

vizrein.bsky.social•13 days ago

Spurs getting the 2nd overall curse too 😭 Nerfing Wemby already

parkusaurelius.bsky.social•13 days ago

I mean, I’d hate to think this lottery was fixed but it sure seems fishy.

irishryan.bsky.social•13 days ago

Breaking: The Mavericks were deliberately awarded for facilitating a trade to send Luka to Los Angeles to give them some star power.

theathletic.bsky.social•13 days ago

The Mavs won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday night, a momentous feat — and a huge upset — that will give them the No. 1 pick in June’s draft.

Full story:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6350742/2025/05/12/2025-nba-draft-lottery-cooper-flagg/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

theangryamerican.bsky.social•12 days ago

Must be a lot of MAGA on here. Everything that doesn't go their way must be "rigged." Read 'em and weep.

just-sally.bsky.social•12 days ago

im a spurs fan, it went our way. still so rigged i knew we were gonna get the #2 pick before the draft lottery even happened

guilgom71.bsky.social•12 days ago

You're missing the conspiracy (it's good fun). The NBC deal and the Luka trade make sense now. NBC wants back into the NBA but ratings have slumped, so they sit down with the NBA and ESPN. Solution: Trade Luka to the Lakers, reward Dallas with Cooper Flagg for taking one for the team.

gurahkweavile.bsky.social•12 days ago

I am in no way MAGA, and I don't wanna say it's rigged. But the fact it went Dallas's way after they screwed over Luka is mighty sus. That's all I'm gonna say.

babco.bsky.social•12 days ago

About as much of a shock as Tony Brothers fixing a game

eatgreedy.bsky.social•13 days ago

Don’t be mad at Dallas,
We ain’t want the 1st pick

So we can trade another transcendent player?? Nahh

remylangston.bsky.social•13 days ago

Something smells fishy 🎣

wpinner.bsky.social•13 days ago

The NBA is rigged. Jeesh.

greaseweights.bsky.social•12 days ago

Are you ready to apologize to galaxy brain nico harrison?

kuenythiluang.bsky.social•12 days ago

This beats the Montreal screw job by a mile. Smelled something fishy with Wemby’s class but now I can’t deny this has to be an inside job orchestrated by the NBA.