The Kansas State basketball legend who went on to become a four-time NBA All-Star with the Dallas Mavericks did something unexpected to help his former team on Monday night. He served as the Mavs’ representative at the NBA Draft Lottery, and they shockingly won the No. 1 pick despite only having a 1.8% chance to do so.

Dallas won the top pick and right to select a franchise-changing talent, while San Antonio and Philadelphia jumped up to round out the top three.

Dallas Mavericks' Rolando Blackman, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, right, pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Mavericks had won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)