Many fans believe professional sports lotteries are rigged, despite the NBA's assurances of fairness. The author suggests an NFL draft lottery to discourage tanking, although the idea is unpopular ...

Is the NBA draft lottery rigged? No ... had any qualms with what happened from a fairness perspective. Zanik didn’t, certainly. “It’s definitely not rigged,“ he said.

The NBA Draft lottery system, revamped in 2019 to prevent teams from tanking, is once again under fire — and for good reason. This year, the Dallas Mavericks — a playoff-caliber team with only a 1.8% ...

adding fuel to the fire of skepticism surrounding the lottery's fairness. In terms of what we believe with regards to this draft result, we digress. 2014 NBA Draft - Cleveland Cavaliers Win ...

We think of the NBA Draft Lottery, first and foremost ... no great ones (though, in fairness, Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram have at least made All-Star teams). The difference here is that ...

Here’s Mike Sykes. I'm sitting here trying to think of the right words to write to you today, as I reflect on the NBA draft lottery from the perspective of a miserable Wizards fan. Well ...

The Spurs have made 12 lottery selections in the NBA Draft, including drafting Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in 2023.

Dallas, which was eliminated in the play-in tournament following a much-maligned midseason trade of Luka Doncic, entered the lottery with the 11th-best odds of landing the coveted No. 1 overall ...

They are sending co-owner Ashley Smith to Monday’s NBA draft lottery for good luck. The Charlotte Hornets, who haven’t had the No. 1 overall pick since taking Larry Johnson first in 1991 ...

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery is here and the Philadelphia 76ers will have a chance to make up for a lost season cursed by injuries, bad play and even worse luck. Will that luck turn around tonight?

It's time for an NFL Draft lottery, despite the unpopularity of the NBA Draft lottery, says our Joe Schad. Let's stop tanking ...

The NBA draft lottery is not fixed or rigged or whatever ... This isn't about that, though. It's more about fairness and equity. And we can do the NFL draft lottery early enough that everyone ...