Ever since the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery despite having just a 1.8% chance of doing so, fans have long known who the team plans to take with the No. 1 overall pick on June 25. While there's plenty of intriguing prospects in this year's draft class — Rutgers guard Dylan Harper,

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world when they landed the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft lottery, despite having just a 1.8% chance. Now, just months after the unexpected trade of Luka Doncic,

It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that Dallas will select Duke star Cooper Flag with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25 at Barclays Center. But the team let its intentions be known a little early on its website with a graphic celebrating the presumed Flagg selection, in what was likely a mistake by their web team.