The Utah Jazz have been among the most consistent franchises in the NBA over the last few decades. While they have middling seasons here and there, by and large, the Jazz remain among the playoff contenders on a yearly basis.

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.