The Dallas Mavericks had only a 1.8 percent chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, but that was not the unlikeliest jump in lottery history.

Kurt Helin, Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin wrote up their picks for the 2025 NBA Draft after the Mavericks won the draft lottery on Monday night.

McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.

The NBA held its draft lottery last night, and though the Charlotte Hornets were tied for the highest odds (14%) for the top spot, they drew the 4th selection. The #1 pick will go to the Dallas Mavericks,

On a night full of surprises, the Brooklyn Nets came away from the 2025 NBA Draft lottery with the eighth-overall selection. It was a two-spot drop for Brooklyn

It's a good question, and it also involves projecting when Kyrie Irving comes back from his ACL tear. So let's assume Flagg is a Maverick and Irving returns a few months into the 2025-26 season. Let's run through the projected lineup:

Gonzaga has had at least one player selected in each of the last four NBA drafts: Anton Watson in 2024, Julian Strawther in 2023, Chet Holmgren and Andrew Nembhard in 2022, and Jalen Suggs, Corey Kispert, and Filip Petrusev in 2021.

NBA draft order now set, here is a look at where Alabama guard Labaron Philon is projected in the latest mock draft post-lottery.