Flagg was stone-faced the night of the draft but was far more positive and optimistic speaking to reporters at the NBA Draft Combine.

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.

The Dallas Mavericks having a 1.8-percent chance to win the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft doesn’t even begin to explain how inexplicable it is that they’ll likely select Cooper Flagg as their next piece of the puzzle.