
Dallas Mavericks Win NBA Lottery After 1.8% Odds, Set to Pick Cooper Flagg
Key Takeaways
- Dallas won the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft lottery.
- Cooper Flagg is the top pick Dallas is set to receive.
- Dallas had a 1.8% chance to land the top pick.
Mavericks Win Lottery
The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery despite having just a 1.8% chance.
“A year ago, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks were preparing for the playoffs”
They secured the top pick and the rights to Duke sensation Cooper Flagg.

NBA history shows only three franchises have been luckier with odds under 2%.
Pacers and Bucks Join Lottery
Indiana and Milwaukee will join the lottery-bound teams starting the 2026 offseason on April 12.
The next step is draft preparation, free agency discussions and trade market evaluation.

This follows injuries to All-Stars Haliburton and Antetokounmpo.
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