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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver underwent more than the typical Boos fans who hope to hear during the draft night.
Loud Jeers of the fans filled the Barclays Center in New York, since Silver was welcomed to the stage, but a fan of the fans made the commissioner to know how they felt about the draft lottery last month, when the Dallas Mavericks They were incredibly awarded the first general selection.
The NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, announces the beginning of the first round of the NBA basketball draft on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“Dallas was manipulated,” the fan shouted. The comment was clearly captured in the ESPN transmission of the draft.
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Silver, whether unconscious or interested in molding, continued without response.
The comment highlights the shock of the draft lottery last month when the Mavericks received the first general selection, which, as expected, used to select Duke Star Cooper Flagg Wednesday night. Dallas had only a 1.8% chance to ensure general selection number 1, the eleventh best probability of winning the lottery.
Duke striker, Cooper, Flagg, celebrates after scoring against Houston during the second half in national semifinals in the last four of the NCAA University Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Archive)
Mavericks Select Cooper Flagg with the superior selection in the NBA Draft of 2025 after the controversial lottery
The news of the Mavs victory quickly caused accusations of rigging among fans, since it followed the shock that the team exchanged the star of the Luka Doncic franchise to the Los Angeles Lakers Only months before.
“You are talking about chicken skin that came out of my skin and also what our organization can also do with all this,” said the great ambassador of the inclusion Rolando Blackman on the lottery at that time, through the Team website. “What it means is that Mavericks can live again.”
Cooper Flagg, on the right, shakes the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected for the first time in general by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA basketball draft on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Blackman’s hopes materialized on Wednesday night when Silver announced the name of Flagg.
Enter the professionals who averaged 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds last season while leading Duke to the Final Four.
