Cooper Flagg is more than likely going to be a member of the Dallas Mavericks next month. That's a statement, around this time last year, I would've thought was impossible and just minutes before the NBA Draft Lottery,

After becoming the laughingstock of the NBA late in the season for unexpectedly trading away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks have now emerged as a serious long-term threat across the league—thanks to landing the No.

When the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, it was seen as a historic stroke of fortune. But according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, it may also be the ticket to a long-standing dream: bringing Giannis Antetokounmpo to Dallas.