- Dallas had 1.8% chance of landing No 1 overall pick
- Team were rocked by departure of Dončić to Lakers
The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg may be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fanbase that lost Luka Dončić this season may have a new star to cheer for.
The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, giving them the No 1 pick in next month’s draft – and the first chance to take Flagg, the consensus player of the year who led Duke to the Final Four in his lone college season.