Mavericks earn 2025 NBA 1st overall pick, right to draft Cooper Flagg

Mon Anthony Valmoria
May 13 2025

Cooper Flagg is now set to take his talents to the NBA and the Dallas Mavericks after the franchise won the NBA draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Monday night.

This is the first time the Mavericks have won the lottery in their 45-year history.

After losing franchise superstar Luka Doncic in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas will have an immediate replacement after lucking out with the 1st overall pick. The Mavericks entered the night with the 11th-best odds to land the No. 1 overall, at just 1.8 percent.

The Mavericks are primed to almost certainly use the pick on Flagg, the Duke University freshman standout. The 6-foot-9 Flagg, who is regarded as one of the best prospects in recent NBA history, led the Blue Devils to a Final Four appearance in his lone college season and won the national player of the year award.

Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists while shooting 48.1% from the field, 38.5% from 3-point range, and 84% from the foul line. If the Mavericks end up drafting him, Flagg will join a core that includes Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, and the injured Kyrie Irving. 

San Antonio also moved up the draft boards to pick second, while Philadelphia and Charlotte rounded out the top 4.

Utah and Washington, which were tied with Charlotte with the best chances to land 1st overall with 14 percent, will pick fifth and sixth, respectively.

Full order of the draft lottery (according to the sequence announced by NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum)

14th pick - San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta Hawks)

13th pick - Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento Kings)

12th pick - Chicago Bulls

11th pick - Portland Trail Blazers

10th pick - Houston Rockets

9th pick - Toronto Raptors

8th pick - Brooklyn Nets

7th pick - New Orleans Pelicans

6th pick - Washington Wizards

5th pick - Utah Jazz

4th pick - Charlotte Hornets

3rd pick - Philadelphia 76ers

2nd pick - San Antonio Spurs

1st pick - Dallas Mavericks