The Mavericks will get to pick first just a few months after the stunning and controversial move to deal Luka Dončić out of Dallas.

It looks like Cooper Flagg will be a Dallas Maverick. That much we learned in a shocking revelation in Chicago on Monday night, where the Mavs — who had never won the lottery be

Unbelievably, Dallas experienced the ultimate lucky break of drawing the No. 1 pick and consensus top selection Cooper Flagg of Duke. This marked the first time in 17 draft lottery attempts that the Mavericks vaulted to a higher pick than the odds projected.