This is emphatically not the situation Cooper Flagg is about to walk into. If everything goes right, the Mavericks -- who improbably won the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Monday night -- could genuinely contend for the 2026 championship.

NBA Draft Lottery brought shocking surprises, dramatic shifts, and unexpected outcomes that will define the future of several NBA teams. From the Dallas Mavericks' historic win to the disappointing falls of the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets,

The Mavericks should be patient as sticking to a three-piece plan requires strategy. Jaden Hardy is ... but they’ll be fine in the future. Mavericks center Dereck Lively II reminded the general ...

The Dallas Mavericks have been almost universally panned for deciding to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a future first-round pick. Even if some people could understand the thought of wanting to trade Doncic, very few people agreed that the package the Mavs got in return was anywhere near enough.

As soon as the 2025 NBA Draft lottery concluded, controversy erupted, sparking a whirlwind of opinion and speculation on social media and in the trade press. The Dallas Mavericks

NBA legend Charles Barkley proposed for the Milwaukee Bucks to negotiate in trade talks with the Dallas Mavericks so that they can land Cooper Flagg.