Conspiracy theories are difficult to talk about.
It’s easy to get gaslit. A conspiracy theorist can’t be wrong. If you provide evidence, they'll say the evidence is tainted. If you ask them for evidence, they'll say that the evidence is hidden.
I personally don’t believe that the NBA Draft is fixed. It’s possible that it’s been fixed before. That envelope may have been cold. I’m very dubious that it’s fixed on an annual basis or even fixed in the age of information.
The amount of collusion that would be required to make it work feels too unrealistic.