The Dallas Mavericks may have lost Luka Doncic, but assuming they keep their No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, they could replace one superstar with a future one in Duke's Cooper Flagg.

Every so often, the unpredictable happens in sports, and that's exactly what unfolded for the Mavericks during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. With a slim 1.8% chance to snag the top pick, Dallas came out of nowhere to pull off an unprecedented miracle.

When the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, it was seen as a historic stroke of fortune. But according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, it may also be the ticket to a long-standing dream: bringing Giannis Antetokounmpo to Dallas.

Former Lakers big man and two-time NBA champion Mychal Thompson predicted in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Dallas will trade Flagg to the Lakers in five years.

Duke prospect Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 overall selection, with the 6'9" forward promising to be a generational prospect who doesn't turn 19 years old until December. The Mavericks are in pole position to draft him and quite literally transform the franchise.

The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA ... excited" about possibly teaming up with Flagg, seeing it as a "rare chance to help shape the future with someone who shares his Duke lineage and sky ...

After a tough season, the Dallas Mavericks hope to bounce back in the next NBA campaign. Despite criticism, they chose to stick with GM Nico Harrison, a move that could pay off after landing a promising young star in the 2025 Draft Lottery.

The Dallas Mavericks have become the NBA’s most unpredictable headline-makers in 2025. Just months after shocking the league by trading away generational talent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February,