Mavericks' Cooper Flagg 'Mistake' Turns Heads on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The next face of the Mavericks shined at Duke but started in Maine. Here's the story you don't know, dating all the way back to when he was 14 years old.

ESPN's Zach Kram proposed a trade down of one position, with the first overall pick going to the San Antonio Spurs for the second overall pick, the 14th overall pick, a 2027 first-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks, and Dallas gets its 2030 pick swap back.

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world when they landed the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery, despite holding just a 1.8% chance of securing the top selection. Just months after unexpectedly trading away former franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic midseason,

On paper, the Knicks appear closer to championship contention. But Dallas has something New York doesn’t: Cooper Flagg. While the Knicks won’t make a selection until the late second round, the Mavericks are adding a player who hasn’t drawn this much hype since Zion Williamson.

After the unpredictable Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade in early February, it’s reasonable to expect the unexpected at the 2025 NBA Draft. The consensus top pro