'Unreal OMFG Let's Go' — $5.7 billion rich Mark Cuban gives wild reaction after Dallas Mavericks' surprising 2025 NBA Draft Lottery win
Mark Cuban. Image via:In a turn of events, the
Dallas Mavericks
secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, despite holding just a 1.8% chance. The league was stunned, but no one was more shocked and elated than billionaire entrepreneur and former majority owner
Mark Cuban
. Taking to social media, Cuban shouted what every Mavericks fan must've felt in that moment.
Mark Cuban reacted to the Dallas Mavericks' surprising 2025 NBA Draft Lottery win
Mark Cuban has always been vocal about his stance on the Dallas Mavericks. After the Mavericks' 2025 NBA Draft Lottery win, the billionaire and minority owner of the organization did not hold anything back as he shared his excitement on two wild posts on X. 'Unreal OMFG Let's Go Mavs,' he wrote. Moments later, he followed up with another raw, unfiltered reaction — 'Oh my f***ing God !!!'
Just a few short months ago, the Mavericks looked like a franchise on the verge of implosion. The controversial Luka Doncic trade in February had alienated a large section of the fanbase, and Kyrie Irving's season-ending ACL injury only extended the sense of crisis.
By missing the playoffs, they landed themselves a lottery spot, albeit with extremely low odds. Still, as luck would have it, the numbers fell in their favor. In a lottery system where 11 other teams had better chances, the Mavericks jumped to the top and now sit in the driver's seat for the most talked-about prize of the 2025 draft, Cooper Flagg.
Flagg is being hailed as a generational talent — a two-way forward with the ability to immediately contribute on both ends. Some scouts say he's more NBA-ready than anyone, and his potential to become a long-term cornerstone is exactly the kind of prospect Dallas desperately needs. Suddenly, a team that just months ago was figuring out how to survive without Doncic now holds the rights to perhaps the most valuable asset of the decade.
And now, the Mavericks face a tantalizing fork in the road. They could choose to build their future around Flagg, plugging him into a core that could include a returning Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. According to team insiders, there's growing optimism that Kyrie could be back as early as January. That trio, bolstered by shooters and defenders, could actually offer more balance and depth than the previous Doncic-led era ever achieved.
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Or, the Mavericks could go bold — and put the No. 1 pick on the trade block. The mere mention of Giannis Antetokounmpo in connection with that pick has already stirred wild speculation. Mavericks fanbase would be on cloud nine imagining a trio of Kyrie, Davis, and Giannis. Regardless, only time will tell what general manager
Nico Harrison
, who was under constant scrutiny for the Doncic trade, will do with the big lottery win.
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