The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery, putting themselves in the pole position to land the player widely regarded as the nation's best, former Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg.

The Dallas Mavericks, who recently won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with just a 1.8 percent chance, are widely expected to select Flagg with the first overall pick. And they surely hope Flagg is more Durant than Kirilenko, especially after receiving a life raft for the much-scrutinized trade of Luka Doncic and amid efforts to reshape their roster.

Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, though not everyone is convinced the All-American can be a franchise-changing player.