The Dallas Mavericks acquired the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft lottery on Sunday. Having traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February, they now plan to use that pick on Cooper Flagg.

Pending any trades from teams around the league, the 2025 NBA Draft order is set with the Dallas Mavericks set to hold the first-overall pick, with Duke Blue De

Antetokounmpo on the San Antonio Spurs would just add to the intense battles throughout the western conference. A core of Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox, and Antetokounmpo immediately becomes one of the best trios in the NBA.

The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t have a pick in the 2025 draft lottery. Yet, somehow, it seems like they won the lottery. Despite not having a pick, they may be able to choose among the top three picks of the draft and get one.

The Wisconsin Lutheran High School alumnus is regarded as a pretty safe bet as a lottery selection, maybe as high as top-five in the 2025 NBA Draft. He's already declared for the draft. — Jim Owczarski contributed to this story.

These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe. The latest huge blow to this postseason: Jayson Tatum was wheeled off Monday night, with every preliminary indication there being that he won’t be around to finish this season with the defending champion Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks are in the midst of an unprecedented run through the NBA playoffs, but the big talk of the upcoming offseason will be the availability of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on the market.

On this day in 2010, the Celtics eliminated LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the East semis, and former Celtic Tony Harris was born.