Game Thread NBA Draft Lottery - May 12, 2025

[Tanktastic]

...it's basically admitting that they don't have an independent governing body to fully examine the lottery balls.

They do.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's wild to me that people really believe the NBA is actively ****ing multiple billionaire owners over to appease a select few.

 

[jom2003]

Ernst & Young overseas the whole process.

Oh wow. Alright then

View: https://x.com/RbiTriples/status/1922116123488579771?t=-EzAP0k0qvuiI-v2cA_u0g&s=19

 

[LogGrad98]

Expert in typo jokes are you.. lol..

Yoda, are you?

 

[jom2003]

It's wild to me that people really believe the NBA is actively ****ing multiple billionaire owners over to appease a select few.

Cuz the ratings were tanking. Luka to the Lakers were at least making headlines and grabbing people's attention. Getting Luka in LA alone was making the League millions. Not to mention helping out the Spurs could set up Wemby as the next big thing and earn them $$ from the European market.

And yes they can **** billionaire owners over as long as it's under the disguise of "fair and unbiased" odds. 14% simply made it much easier for them to rig and mess with the odds. No bottom team has won the lottery since they implement the new lottery odds in 2019, which would be unheard-of if they were still above 20% from the old rules. 14% is also the worst draft odds in all of American sports and it clearly isn't working.

 

[underdog]

Before I opened this thread this morning, I knew it would be filled with conspiracy nonsense. The human mind is so weak it’s hilarious.

 

[infection]

It's wild to me that people really believe the NBA is actively ****ing multiple billionaire owners over to appease a select few.

I'm not sure that's anyone's argument. If it is, it's a minority and it's people who should be disregarded.

 

[rippimpc]

Me rn to all the haters and losers that think I’m being irrational.

 

[HermanG]

Before I opened this thread this morning, I knew it would be filled with conspiracy nonsense. The human mind is so weak it’s hilarious.

Us peasants have always had the need to believe in invisible forces greater than us that we can blame for our misfortunes.

At least the modern versions of this phenomenon are better than what some cultures did back in the day... you know murdering human beings for better weather luck.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

View: https://x.com/esidery/status/1922350027231342982

 

[Sardines]

Me rn to all the haters and losers that think I’m being irrational.

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You're facilitating and encouraging the relentless harassment of the parents of murdered children. Weirdest reaction yet, not gonna lie.

 

[jom2003]

View: https://x.com/esidery/status/1922350027231342982

We never moved up in the history of NBA lottery, whereas SAS never moved down. For 40 ****ing years! If that's not some real shady stuff I don't know what is.