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The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery on Monday in Chicago, securing the coveted top overall pick and the right to possibly select Duke University star forward Cooper Flagg next month.
Dallas had just a 1.8% chance of receiving the first pick, the fourth lowest odds since the lottery started in 1985. This is the first time the Mavericks have won the lottery.
Dallas will have the opportunity to reset the franchise by adding Flagg after trading Luka Dončić in the middle of this season, which sparked a huge amount of backlash from their fanbase.
“It’s been a rough year as you all know,” Rolando Blackman, Mavericks…
