Everyone knows how things went for the Cavaliers, as James quickly became one of the NBA’s best players. He spent two stints with the team, earning multiple NBA All-Star selections and leading the Cavs to their first championship in franchise history during the 2015-16 season.

The Dallas Mavericks win the 2025 NBA draft lottery and the chance to pick Duke's Cooper Flagg at No. 1 overall. The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career and a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for.

Dallas Mavericks fans were devastated in February when the franchise’s brass traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Basketball fans in the Metroplex were delighted with a potential franchise-saving stroke of luck Monday evening.