After improbably winning the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks are set in their draft plans and are eyeing the selection of Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick, according to a report from ESPN's Tim MacMahon.

The Dallas Mavericks land the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with 1.8% odds, the 4th-lowest to win the drawing since it was instituted in 1985.

It's a good question, and it also involves projecting when Kyrie Irving comes back from his ACL tear. So let's assume Flagg is a Maverick and Irving returns a few months into the 2025-26 season. Let's run through the projected lineup: