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.

The Dallas Mavericks gave the NBA one of the biggest surprises in league history when they traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. When they won the NBA Draft lottery on Monday, fans wondered if Nico Harrison might have an encore in mind.

The NBA held its draft lottery last night, and though the Charlotte Hornets were tied for the highest odds (14%) for the top spot, they drew the 4th selection. The #1 pick will go to the Dallas Mavericks,

McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.

One reason the Nets figure to be active ahead of the draft is that they currently have four picks in the first round this year. Their own is at No. 8 overall, plus three others at 19 (via Milwaukee Bucks), 26 (via New York Knicks) and 27 (via Houston Rockets).

NBA draft lottery took place on Monday. With the order finalized, here is a look at where Wisconsin stars John Tonje, John Blackwell slot in

If the prayers of every New Orleans Pelicans' fan had been answered Monday night, Joe Dumars would have won the NBA draft lottery.