The Dallas Mavericks are expected to draft Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, but could instead move him to the Boston Celtics in a huge trade package.

The Dallas Mavericks made the shocking leap up in the NBA draft lottery to land the No. 1 overall pick. Despite having a 1.8% chance of doing so, the Mavericks now hold the pick and have the option of taking Duke Blue Devils standout Cooper Flagg.

Cooper Flagg might have looked surprised when the ping pong balls bounced Dallas' way, but he's not complaining.In an outcome few could have predicted, the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery despite coming off a run to the Finals just one year prior.

The 2024 NBA draft ended and Givony and Woo revealed their first-round mock for the next class, with Duke's incoming freshman star, Cooper Flagg, slotted in at the top. Feb. 26, 2024: ESPN's debut ...

After winning this year's draft lottery, the Dallas Mavericks now officially own the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. While nothing is official, many expect that the Mavericks will take Duke star Cooper Flagg, who has long been considered the consensus No. 1 prospect in this year's draft.

Cooper Flagg said people told him he'd never play Division I basketball because of where he's from, but he's proven those doubters wrong.

The imminent No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg makes his feelings clear on the best player in the NBA, and it's not Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Duke Blue Devils sensation Cooper Flagg, the presumed No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, appeared stunned by the Dallas Mavericks winning Monday’s draft lottery. However, a day later, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony provided clarity on Flagg’s camp’s perspective on him likely joining the Mavericks’ veteran-laden core.