The Dallas Mavericks will have the first pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the opportunity to draft Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery and jumped 10 spots to grab the top pick, the biggest move by any team in lottery history, according to ESPN Research. Under the new system implemented in 2019 -- which flattens the lottery odds in an attempt to discourage tanking -- the team with the worst record has yet to win the draft lottery. Capturing the Flagg The Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery, the fourth-lowest odds by a team to win the No. Dallas' lottery win follows a recent trend of upsets at the top of the draft; Atlanta won the draft lottery last year with 3% odds.