Did LeBron James suggest the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged?

The Dallas Mavericks had only a 1.8 p.c likelihood of profitable the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, however jumped 10 spots to snatch the No. 1 pick out, the most important transfer by means of any crew in lottery historical past, in line with ESPN Research.

In earlier years, 3 different groups — the 1993 Magic (1.52 p.c), 2014 Cavaliers (1.7 p.c) and 2008 Bulls (1.7 p.c) — had a decrease proportion of securing the No. 1 pick out however did not leapfrog 10 spots to triumph over the chances.

The Mavericks’ victory was once met with numerous surprise from the wearing international, however none extra so than LeBron James. The Lakers big name despatched out a sequence of guffawing emojis seconds after NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum unveiled that the Mavericks had received the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes simply months after buying and selling Luka Doncic.