NBA Fans Are Complaining The NBA Draft Lottery Was Rigged

Every year, the NBA has a draft lottery and every time the fans of teams that didn’t win it say it was rigged. And, the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery was no different.

This year’s lottery had heightened stakes, as mega-prospect Victor Wembanyama was on the line and is considered one of the best NBA Draft prospects ever.

the 7-foot-4 French center can do everything on the basketball court.

Victor Wembanyama’s highlights from his last game are ridiculous.

This isn’t even fair pic.twitter.com/jRf8dRWK1n

— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA)
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And, he’s almost certainly going to be a member of the San Antonio Spurs, who won the draft lottery Tuesday night.

The results for the Top 4 picks in the 2023 #NBADraftLottery presented by State Farm:

1. Spurs
2. Hornets
3. Trail Blazers
4. Rockets pic.twitter.com/0iJPmiDrmF

— NBA (@NBA)
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First off, congrats to the Spurs, who will now have used all three of their number one picks in history on centers. The other two are, of course, David Robinson and Tim Duncan.

Those two worked out pretty well.

But, NBA fans are still saying it’s rigged.

NBA Lottery so rigged

— Frank Fleming (@NjTank99)
Twitter

Dude… the NBA lottery is rigged.

Wemby wanted to go to the Spurs.

LeBron wanted to go to the Cavs.

This is a joke.

— Mark (@MarkW_E01)
Twitter

It’s all rigged. NBA wants Wemby with Pop. The draft lottery being rigged is the only conspiracy theory I buy into

— NYKnicksPodcast (@NYKnicksPodcast)
Twitter

NBA Draft lottery is rigged man no way Detriot or Houston we’re ever going to get Victor Wembanyama

— Egal (@EGTVEgal)
Twitter

Even Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) joked about it being rigged. Though, unlike most others, I think she’s joking.

Looks rigged to me! https://t.co/VjppE2eP5X

— Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@SenStabenow)
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Here’s the problem with the “The NBA Draft Lottery is rigged” crowd. You can watch the whole thing on Youtube! After the pics are publicly revealed, they show the entire process, with representatives from each team in the room.