Many claim, without evidence, that the NBA rigged the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Dallas's favor. Now, a former Mavericks guard is joining in.

The NBA Draft is a primary way for teams to acquire young talent. The lottery portion of the draft should generally provide the best players.

The Mavericks chose Cooper Flagg, an 18-year-old forward from Newport, Maine, with the No. 1 overall pick Wednesday night.

The Dallas Mavericks have kept their offseason relatively quiet, but the moves they've made could define their future. After winning the 2025 NBA

The Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers from UConn with their No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA draft on April 14. Weeks later, on May 12, the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery, securing the No.

The Duke plan is coming together nicely for the Mavericks. As expected, Dallas took Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday

The Dallas Mavericks defied all odds by landing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg in the NBA draft, but fans are still irate at GM Nico Harrison.

A core of Kyrie Irving and AD isn't bad, of course, but the aging and injury-prone combo didn't feel anything like Doncic, the in-his-prime Slovenian wizard who had just led the Mavericks to the Finals in 2024.

Cooper Flagg, it’s on Y-O-U to get the Dallas Mavericks close to an NBA title, and a new arena. The timeline is six years.