
The Dallas Mavericks got a much-needed win in Monday night's NBA draft lottery, coming away with the No. 1 pick against long odds. General manager Nico Harrison now has a lifeline to salvage something special out of dealing Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and conspiracy theorists have new data points to put up on their corkboards.
The prevailing wisdom is that by virtue of some nice luck, the Mavericks have secured the immediate future of presumed No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. But Jay Wiliams, speaking on Tuesday's Get Up, floated the idea that the best thing for Dallas to do might be to trade the pick for an established star.