Is The NBA Rigged?

Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 12: Dallas Mavericks have officially won the in NBA Draft Lottery with 1.8% pre-lottery chance to win the pick in Chicago, Illinois, United States on May 12, 2025. San Antonio Spurs got the second pick, Philadelphia 76ers got 3rd and Charlotte Hornets got the 4th pick in the lottery. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

By The Mike Calta Show

May 13, 2025 at 9:21 am EDT

During news on The Mike Calta Show, Galvin brought up the wild story of the Dallas Mavericks landing the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft — despite having just a 1.8% chance.

They jumped ten spots, the biggest leap in lottery history, to snag Duke’s Cooper Flagg, just months after trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers. Mike admitted he doesn’t really understand how the NBA draft works since he’s not a basketball guy, while Geo thinks the whole thing has to be rigged. The show agreed: if there’s one sport that’s easy to fix, it’s got to be basketball.