The Mavericks, who had never won the Draft Lottery, will almost certainly select 6-foot-9 forward Cooper Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final Four in his lone college season and the consensu...

The Mavericks entered the evening slotted 11th in the draft lottery and had only a 1.8% chance of winning the top pick, the fourth-lowest odds to win since it was instituted in 1985.

When Dallas traded away Luka Doncic in February, it marked the rare occasion when the world of sports was in complete agreement: The Mavericks had made a terrible mistake.