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.

And then, against all odds, the Mavericks won the lottery and the chance to draft Cooper Flagg. Blackman became the face of an extremely lucky, totally undeserved moment in Dallas franchise history.

In a stunning twist of fate, the Mavs have incredibly defied the odds to win the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, landing the No. 1 overall pick despite holding just a 1.8 percent chance of doing so.

Mavericks Championship winning coach headed back to NBA Finals Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as ...

Mason Schwaber of The Smoking Cuban recently proposed a trade that would send Ball to Dallas while netting the team a lottery pick. Here’s Schwaber’s proposed trade: Mavericks receive: Lonzo ...

More than 350,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million, the ...

Nowitzki was viewed as a Mavericks legend before the team made it to the Finals for a second time, but the win against the Heat solidified his place among the greatest players in franchise history.

A man was inspired by his brother’s recent Arkansas lottery win, so he tested his luck and bought a ticket. He also won big. Now, his dad wants to buy a ticket.

A Maryland woman is planning on moving up her retirement after winning a life-changing prize on a ticket she nearly didn’t buy, according to lottery officials.

National Lottery player moves up retirement after big win on ticket she almost didn’t buy By Daniella Segura June 24, 2025 1:21 PM ...

National Brother’s lottery win inspires man to buy ticket — and he wins big. ‘No way’ By Kate Linderman June 18, 2025 1:46 PM ...