The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery , which caused some to suggest reform, pointing out that the lottery should be focusing on helping the worst teams in the league.

Adam Silver was on FS1’s “Breakfast Ball” on Wednesday and explained why the lottery didn’t need reform, saying it’s to discourage tanking.

“We call it a ‘Lottery,’ and I think some people think it was a one-in-a-million chance that Dallas was going to win. Remember, the worst-performing team had a 14% chance at winning, which means there was an 86% chance they wouldn’t get [the No. 1 pick]. Dallas had roughly a 2% chance, so the losingest team had a seven times better chance. Two percent is 2%; it’s going to happen,” said Silver.

“When people say, ‘And therefore, the lottery is broken,’ I have a differe

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