The Dallas Mavericks’ rollercoaster 2025 continued with an unlikely NBA Draft Lottery win.
Defying a chance of only a 1.8 p.c likelihood, the shock winners of the NBA Draft Lottery have been the Dallas Mavericks.
A lot maligned Maverick basic supervisor Nico Harrison has landed on his ft after a towering fall from grace, with the crew now in possession of the primary general choose.
Former NBA star Blake Griffin was as surprised as all people else, telling Yahoo Sport: “It’s nearly so loopy that it might’t be a conspiracy principle.”
Amid all of the celebration, Mavericks followers have additionally been left in worry that Nico Harrison may commerce the primary choose away, in an try and make one other huge swing.
Blake Griffin believes there ought to be no debate over what the Mavericks ought to do, they need to preserve the primary choose and take Cooper Flagg. However he additionally identified that they need to have by no means traded away Luka Doncic.
He stated: “I noticed anyone speaking about, like, ought to the Mavs transfer that choose? I believe that’s a horrible concept.
“However to be truthful, I additionally thought transferring Luka for that was additionally a foul concept.
“So, I imply why would you? I don’t assume you commerce that choose in any respect.”
Blake Griffin likes the match for anticipated primary choose Cooper Flagg in Dallas, particularly as soon as Kyrie Irving is match to play once more after struggling a torn ACL in February.
He stated: “I believe including Cooper Flagg to Anthony Davis, to Klay, to Kyrie when he’s wholesome, I like that crew.
“I believe Cooper goes to be impactful straight away. That’s a really, excellent crew.”
The Mavericks now have a shot at redemption after the Doncic commerce backlash, and a season that ended within the Play-In Event.
Their Draft Lottery success was celebrated by the Mavs’ GM and the employees, with Griffin including: “I do know Nico was watching that lottery, like, ‘come on, I would like this’.”
