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

After Davis suffered an adductor strain in his Mavs debut that caused him to miss six weeks, the team endured a string of injuries to multiple key players, most notably Irving. The 33-year-old suffered a torn ACL in March that ended his season prematurely and will likely cost him a significant portion of next season as well.

Cooper Flagg was in attendance for the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Monday. Flagg witnessed the Dallas Mavericks shockingly win the lottery, and he sat down for an interview with ESPN afterward.