Entering the 2025 offseason, Dallas Mavericks fans were in a panic.
They had just seen their favorite team lose in the Play-In Tournament to the Memphis Grizzlies after reaching the NBA Finals in the previous season, and Nico Harrison's vision of winning a title within a few years looked to be in jeopardy after Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in March. Harrison's plan of winning a title with Anthony Davis and Irving as the centerpieces had an extremely rough start, but they truly added the best possible player to play alongside them for years to come when they drafted Cooper Flagg with the No.