Carolina Sports Live's Mike Lacett joins Queen City News Now to discuss who that pick could be and what it means for next season.

Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.

NBA Draft Lottery takes place on Monday, May 12, and we will finally learn who will be in the driver's seat to land Duke superstar Cooper Flagg, the top prospect in college basketball. Entering the lottery,

As a help defender, Flagg shines. His quick twitch muscles sync up perfectly with his brain to allow him to fly in and block shots at the rim and knock away pass attempts in the gaps. Cooper has a plus wingspan and a sturdy frame and has mastered his physical gifts to be come a special off-ball defender.