It’s been one week since the Dallas Mavericks shook up the NBA landscape — for the second time in nearly four months — by securing the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft. It’s presumable Cooper Flagg will be the first name Adam Silver calls June 25 and will be wearing a Mavericks hat during his obligatory photo with the longtime NBA commissioner.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has repeatedly stated that he had nothing to do with the franchise's decision to trade Luka Doncic, but that doesn't mean he doesn't sympathize with Mavericks fans. Unlike his boss, Nico Harrison, Kidd understood how much Doncic meant to the city.

Cooper Flagg is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, and the former Duke forward recently earned high praise from one ESPN analyst.

The Dallas Mavericks' trading Luka Doncic never made much sense. However, after landing the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, expecting to take Cooper Flagg out of Duke, it makes things a bit easier to swallow.

After a controversial trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks have flipped the narrative with a stunning NBA Draft Lottery win and a shot at rebuilding around Duke star Cooper Flagg.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd wasted little time before mentally moving on ... then Dallas finishes in a playoff position and never has the chance to get Duke's Cooper Flagg. Sometimes a bad process gets good results. While fans are probably ...