With the conclusion of the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in the books, and the Dallas Mavericks being the ones to take home the number-one overall pick at the end of the night, such a shocking outcome has led to a bundle of questions and concerns of whether the events in Chicago were ultimately rigged from the jump.

Utah can select a very good player at No. 5 in the upcoming draft. But that wasn't the goal of suffering through a miserable 2024-25 season.

The Jazz were among three teams with a 14% chance of winning the NBA draft lottery. But once again the Jazz fell short of getting the No. 1 overall pick.