Mavericks accidentally leak No. 1 pick intentions for 2025 NBA Draft
The Mavericks seem to be struggling to keep the NBA's worst-kept secret.
It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that Dallas will select Duke star Cooper Flag with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25 at Barclays Center.
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But the team let its intentions be known a little early on its website with a graphic celebrating the presumed Flagg selection, in what was likely a mistake by their web team.
The graphic the Mavericks allegedly posted. @FOS/X
Cooper Flagg shoots the ball during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine on May 13, 2025 NBAE via Getty Images
DLLS Mavericks reporter Kevin Gray posted a since-deleted screenshot and video of the team's official website from Friday, 12 days before the draft.
The video showed him navigating to the Mavericks' site on his phone to provide proof it was real.
The website featured a 'Welcome to Dallas' graphic for Flagg's arrival and a picture of him puffing out his Mavericks jersey.
The current landing at mavs.com/2025-draft-pick, where the image allegedly went live, has a 404 error stating the page does not exist.
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The mistake brought a few jokes from users on X after the rough year the Mavericks and, particularly, general manager Nico Harrison, endured due to the heavy criticism of him trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers for an underwhelming package headlined by Anthony Davis.
The Mavericks were then bounced in the play-in tournament.
Cooper Flagg #51 takes part in a shooting drill during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena on May 13, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois Getty Images
'The Mavs stay embarrassing themselves,' wrote @blondie101317 of the error of the Flagg graphic.
Added @theGOATsPR: 'Looks like Nico (Harrison) got tired of the 'Nico is going to trade Cooper Flagg' that he figured let's just get out there to stop that talk.'
It would be a stunning turn of events if the Mavericks don't take Flagg on draft night after Dallas' fortuitous lottery win while holding just a 1.8 percent chance of getting the right to draft the star, who averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists during his freshman season.
For now, it appears Jason Kidd will coach Flagg and make the new era in Dallas work after the Mavericks denied the Knicks the chance to interview him in their search to replace the fired Tom Thibodeau.
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