But the Mavericks received a lifeline via the NBA Draft Lottery last week. Dallas hit the jackpot last Monday and won the #1 pick, giving Harrison a chance to redeem himself by selecting Duke phenom Cooper Flagg first overall at the draft itself on June 25.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd addressed Luka Doncic’s departure and shared his thoughts on the expectations surrounding the Cooper Flagg trade as the team looked ahead to next NBA season.

One NBA executive quipped Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison basically played four-dimensional chess when he traded franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Add Marshall to the list of people with ties to the Mavs’ organization who were hype after the Mavericks landed the top pick in the upcoming draft. Team governor Patrick Dumont and former majority owner Mark Cuban screamed like “teenagers at a Taylor Swift concert” when they learned of the Mavs’ extraordinary good fortune.

After the NBA Draft Lottery, Cooper Flagg shared who he believes is the best player in the league right now. Even though his future might be with the Dallas Mavericks, he did not mention franchise favorite Luka Doncic.

By winning the lottery, the Mavs earned the right to pick first overall in next month's draft in New York and essentially won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. Blackman talked about the difference between Flagg and the generational superstar Luka Doncic, who played his first seven years in the "Big D."

The Dallas Mavericks have the chance to draft Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick. On a recent episode of ESPN's First Take, Stephen A. Smith urged the Mavs to select the Duke basketball phenom without thinking twice about it.