Draymond Green admits Mavericks earning No. 1 pick was ’suspicious’

Throughout the years, there have been many different occasions where NBA fans were left to assume that that the draft lottery was rigged. We can think of many, including back when the Knicks selected Patrick Ewing in 1985, or even the Cavaliers earning the No. 1 pick to select LeBron James in 2003. 

Even though there has never been proof of his, this years NBA Draft hasn’t helped to silence the conspiracies. The Mavericks only had 1.8% chances of earning the top pick, and somehow managed to earn it, meaning they will probably select basketball’s next generational star, Cooper Flagg.

This all came to be after one of Dallas’ most disappointing season in decades, as they traded away 25 year-old All-NBA guard, Luka Doncic, who is now a Lakers superstar. In a way, many around the league believe this was the way the league repayed the Texan club for their mistake.

Draymond Green was recently invited on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show and was asked about the controversial lottery results. The Golden State forward started out a bit cautious about his answer, after the host asked if he thought it was all luck or if he felt there was foul play.

The four-time champion ended up saying something that the NBA head office may not love. “Although he suspend me often and fine me often, I still consider Adam Silver a friend,” Draymond said. “So I’m not gonna do him like that. But it may be a little bit suspicious. Just a tad.”

The veteran player, who recently was named as part of the All-Defensive first team, then attempted to backtrack his words, but you could say that at that point it was too late. Green had already said what everyone else was thinking, but didn’t want to get in trouble with commissioner Adam Silver.

He then added: “Anything that’s supposed to happen 1.8% of the time…I may just not be that lucky. Because that never happens for me.”