NBA lottery has been released, and with it, things have become quite interesting. While the Dallas Mavericks won the initial draft pick, the San Antonio Spurs will be calling the second name. Quite expectedly,

The Mavericks received an unimaginable gift from the basketball gods in the form of the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. John Fanta offers up his top takeaways from the lottery.

As shared by MFFL NATION on X, the governor of the team, Patrick Dumont, has already decided that he wants Flagg on the Mavericks, according to insider Tim MacMahon.

After the San Antonio Spurs landed the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the question quickly became whether they would try to trade that pick for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Dallas, somehow, won the No. 1 pick. What went on in the lottery room? And what were people talking about before and after?

This is the Mavericks' first NBA draft lottery appearance since 2023 ... Fans took to social media to react to the Mavericks' decision on Harrison. "Not Nico? Lmfao he's probably in the witness ...

In an email to Alex Schiffer and Ben Horney of Front Office Sports, Cuban called the lottery results a "relief" after a "difficult season" for the franchise that saw them make the controversial decision to trade away Luka Dončić.

CHICAGO -- Michigan 's Dusty May, Kentucky 's Mark Pope, Houston 's Kelvin Sampson and numerous other college basketball coaches sidled into the NBA Draft Combine to show support for their next-level hopefuls and mingle with the who's who, but it's impossible to hide what's really top of mind: Are you staying or going?