It turned out to be a wild evening for Dallas Mavericks fans. After entering with just a 1.8% chance to win the NBA draft lottery, Dallas made history and secured the No. 1 overall pick. The favorite to be taken with the top selection? Duke superstar Cooper Flagg.

The Dallas Mavericks — the franchise that spent the last four months of this season in ignominy after it traded away Luka Dončić — had won the 2025 draft lottery.

In each of the last two seasons, the Detroit Pistons lost games without mercy, carried the best lottery odds into Chicago, and walked away with the No. 5 pick.