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 was all smiles while appearing on the DLLS Mavericks podcast Monday morning when talking about presumed No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. When asked about who the Mavericks were going to take with the top pick in June's draft,

The Mavericks landed the first-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on May 12 at the lottery in Chicago, helping to heal a fanbase that has been in revolt since the ill-fated Luka Doncic trade just three months prior.