One NBA executive quipped Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison basically played four-dimensional chess when he traded franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite long odds,

The Dallas Mavericks have shockingly won the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Lottery. The Mavericks, who had just a 1.8 percent chance to get the No.1 overall pick, have won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes in a dramatic turn of events.

The NBA Draft Lottery is done, which means we have an official draft order and a winner in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. And it was a stunner. The Dallas Mavericks won the lottery Monday, falling backward from the disastrous Luka Dončić deal into the right to select Flagg at No.