In their 39-season existence, the Mavericks' only semblance of draft luck occurred in 1981, in a coin flip against Detroit to determine which team would get the No. 1 overall pick and which would draft second.
Dallas won and selected Mark Aguirre, who became the third-leading scorer in franchise history during his checkered eight seasons here.
Detroit selected Naismith Hall of Famer-to-be Isiah Thomas. You decide how that coin flip actually worked out. Regardless, it didn't make up for what occurred a year earlier, when the expansion Mavericks began NBA life with the No. 11 overall pick, rather than the No.