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The NBA Draft Lottery went down last night and the results were shocking. The draft which was held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago last night delivered a stunning outcome. The Dallas Mavericks who had a 1.8% chance of winning the Lottery won the NBA Draft Lottery. With the Lottery win this Mavericks team is now in position to draft generational talent Cooper Flagg in the upcoming draft in June.
Flagg, is an 18 year old superstar from Maine, he is widely regarded as a generational talent and he has all the intangibles to be the next generational talent. He stands at 6’9″ and weighs 225 he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in collage at Duke. He also lead the Blue Devils to a final 4 appearance in just his freshman year. His unbelievable basketball IQ and his anchoring defence have drawn comparisons to NBA legends. He is one of the most hyped prospects in a long time people knew this kid was special all the way back in middle school and the public has been watching him since his days at Montverde academy which has produced countless NBA talent and the best high school basketball teams of all time.
The Mavericks unexpected lottery win comes after there most tumultuous season yet. Coming off the backs of a NBA Finals appearance things were looking up for the Mavs, but in a shock move the Mavs ended up trading away the man who took them all the way to the finals in Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis. Mavericks fans were not happy about this trade as protests were held outside of there arena and fire Nico (there general manager) chants were heard on multiple occasions in Dallas. Fans hope they can turn this franchise around again as they get a re do with another generational talent.
Else where the San Antonio Spurs got the second overall pick as the Spurs who already have Victor Wembanyama get another lottery pick as they prepare for there future of what seems to be an exciting time to be a Spurs fan. The 76ers off the backs of a horrible season which saw star player Joel Embiid and rookie Jared McCain go down with season ending injuries ended up getting the 3rd pick in this years draft.
The 2025 draft is scheduled for June 25th and 26th and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York. With the draft order now determined teams are locking in on scouting to find there teams next superstar.