Game Thread NBA Draft Lottery - May 12, 2025

[Bawse Dawg]

This is a hockey town now

 

[baka98]

don't forget, san antonio needs the picks because what if wemby has to retire with the blood clot issue?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Jazz

Any chance the Hornets are dumb enough to take Trey over Edgecomb?

They would be smart to imo, but the allure of fit of VJ might be enough to make them make a bad choice.

 

[LogGrad98]

Thanks a lot. It’s all your fault!

I already blamed it all on the Mormons and on @Thee Idiotic Minivan K .

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Any chance the Hornets are dumb enough to take Trey over Edgecomb?

They're invested in Brandon Miller at the 2, who is the off-ball, secondary scorer archetype.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

San Antonio has moved up 3 drafts in a row.

Until they do the draft in front of the cameras, I'll continue to think it is rigged. The Luka trade was too suspect, which is why I, along with many others, believed they'd be rewarded in the lottery. The Spurs must have some damn good blackmail evidence against Adam Silver as no team is that "lucky".

A good Wemby team inflates ratings on the major markets. With the new tv deal, the NBA has a lot of pressure to have high rating games. It is a business, and all about the $$$.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Mavs fans on RealGM think the draft lottery is rigged.

 

[Goodluckchuck]

I feel like I’m being forced at gun point to believe in conspiracy theories. What else can explain the “coincidence” that the last two teams to trade their franchise player to the Lakers receive the #1 pick?

And what kompromat do the Spurs have on the league? This defies any reasonable explanation. Conspiracy is the most reasonable explanation. I feel deeply violated.

We all questioned why Dallas traded Luka for a hurt AD. And didn't get any picks or anything else for him. Well we know now. The sad part is the NBA isn't even trying to hide it. Takes major cojones to allow such a lopsided trade to happen, but to then give them the #1 pick because of it and make it look so innocently fair .

 

[Friend2bees]

It's always about the money. They had to support Wemby, so SA in the top 3 was a lock. Philly with Embiid needing a partner was another lock, big name in a big market. And Dallas obviously had favors promised for the inexplicable trade that sent YET ANOTHER ****ing generational talent to the Lakers for LeBron to have another shot at a ring before he retires. Go back to page 1 and read my post. That's the logic and it fits perfectly. Maximizes the money for the league. Undoubtedly Ryan gets some kind of "cash considerations" as the owner taking it up the *** for all this ********. But it's a business first and foremost. The percentages and pomp and circumstance is for the fans, the owners already know what's up. As long as the money lines up nothing will change.

My earlier post is a copy of something Steph Curry's wife tweeted during a game several years ago, I don't remember exactly what the context was but "rigged for money or ratings" is just a funny phrase.

I do believe the draft lottery is actually rigged though.

 

[Mongoose]

NBA basketball is ****ing stupid now. What a joke of a pathetic league thanks to crying entitled bitches. It’s a rigged and corrupt slave trade for billionaires. It’s so ****ing dumb.

 

[rippimpc]

We tanked to draft khaman maluach

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Until they do the draft in front of the cameras, I'll continue to think it is rigged. The Luka trade was too suspect, which is why I, along with many others, believed they'd be rewarded in the lottery. The Spurs must have some damn good blackmail evidence against Adam Silver as no team is that "lucky".

A good Wemby team inflates ratings on the major markets. With the new tv deal, the NBA has a lot of pressure to have high rating games. It is a business, and all about the $$$.

The league needs superstars to shine and win. The old guard with Lebron, Steph, KD, James Harden, Kawhi, etc. are fading out at this point.