The Dallas Mavericks came into Monday's NBA draft lottery with very slim odds of winning the No. 1 overall pick. However, they walked away from it with the top pick, which means they will have the right to take Duke phenom Cooper Flagg in next month's draft.

There might be hope after all for the Dallas Mavericks. Their long-term outlook was the stuff of horror stories, as after trading away Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick as well as seeing Kyrie Irving tear his ACL shortly after,

The Dallas Mavericks were gifted a franchise-saving opportunity on Monday night as they won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery despite having just 1.8% odds of doing so. They now have the chance to take Cooper Flagg,