Flagg has been the obvious No. 1 pick all season, but Harrison's decision to trade the 25-year-old Dončić for a 31-year-old Anthony Davis suggested that Dallas was all-in on the present. Had that been the case, Dallas could have offered Flagg for a number of veteran All-Stars, most notably Giannis Antetokounmpo should he become available.

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

After Davis suffered an adductor strain in his Mavs debut that caused him to miss six weeks, the team endured a string of injuries to multiple key players, most notably Irving. The 33-year-old suffered a torn ACL in March that ended his season prematurely and will likely cost him a significant portion of next season as well.