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Bleacher Report's David Kenyon compiled research for every team in the NBA Draft lottery to see who has been the unluckiest. Dallas sits as the third unluckiest team in NBA history behind only the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat, as they've been in the lottery 17 times, fallen 12 spots, and have never moved up.
The Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and a chance to draft Duke phenom Cooper Flagg. Here are the full 2025 NBA Draft Lottery results for the first 14 picks. The Cooper Flagg sweepstakes resulted in a stunner.