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The NBA's predraft season is in full swing as the league held its draft lottery Monday, with the Dallas Mavericks winning the No. 1 pick, and the chance to select projected top pick Cooper Flagg -- an opportunity a source told ESPN Tuesday that the Mavericks intend to see through during the draft on June 25-26 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.
Since 2020, Nelson has served as a Sixers' scout and general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the G League. 2025 draft lottery results: Who won the draft lottery for Duke star Cooper Flagg NBA Draft order 2025: Philly gets No.
After the Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 pick in the draft, many suggested the NBA purposely did it to thank the team for trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
If you're a fan of chaos, you surely loved what went down in the NBA Draft Lottery on Monday night. The Dallas Mavericks, on just a 1.8% chance, secured the No. 1 pick. The San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers-- who both were longshots to get top-three picks -- followed at No.