The Dallas Mavericks pulled off the improbable on Monday night, jumping from No. 11 to No. 1 in the NBA Draft Lottery. It was simply an incredible rise for the Mavericks, who had a 1.8% chance to land the top pick prior to the festivities.

The Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns make a lot of sense as Anthony Davis destinations after the Dallas Mavericks landed the rights to draft Duke Blue Devils basketball phenom Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA draft.

The Mavericks face a frontcourt dilemma, with Daniel Gafford or Dereck Lively likely to be traded this offseason.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss made it clear that Davis' comments about wanting to play with a center played into trading him away. Still, Buss doesn't want there to be any hard feelings about the trade.

NBA Draft Lottery took place on Monday night and there was a lot of movement this year as the Dallas Mavericks shockingly won the first overall pick despite having just a 1.8% chance of doing so.

On Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world by winning the NBA Draft lottery, giving them the first overall pick in next month’s selection process. It was a fitting bookend to what has been a wild three months for the franchise,

The Dallas Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft likely means someone in their frontcourt will be on the trade block.

Jeanie Buss teases Lakers’ offseason direction, carefully addresses Anthony Davis’ status while navigating tampering concerns.

Bill Simmons promised to be morally outraged if the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery. The Ringer founder lived up to his word. And if Simmons was morally outraged, Joe House was ready to storm the league office with a pitchfork.

The Dallas Mavericks were the winners of the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, securing the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. Dallas already boasts one of the tallest lineups in all of basketball, and with the addition of Flagg,

The Dallas Mavericks lost in the NBA play-in, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Neither team experienced the level of success they hoped to achieve when they agreed to the trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks and Luka Dončić to the Lakers.