Jeff Zillgitt
NBA Reporter at USA Today
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usatoday.com | Jeff Zillgitt
The Dallas Mavericks were destroyed by the often unforgiving court of public opinion after they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, the Mavericks – and general manager Nico Harrison who has been reviled by fans for trading Doncic – got lucky. With a 1.8% chance to win the draft lottery and the No. 1 pick in the draft, Dallas’ ping pong balls came up winners.
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usatoday.com | Lorenzo Reyes |Jeff Zillgitt
Ace Bailey dropped a couple of slots in the 2025 NBA draft. The Portland Trail Blazers made a surprising pick and took a chance on Chinaās Yang Hansen. Duke and the Southeastern Conference produced eight first-round picks, including six lottery picks. France extended its run of producing first-round picks with three players going in the first round. Cedric Coward started his college career in Division III and became a lottery pick.
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thestarpress.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |Cydney Henderson |Jon Hoefling
Jeff Zillgitt Lorenzo Reyes Cydney Henderson Jon HoeflingUSA TODAYThe Pacers made a trade Wednesday night to add a second round pick, giving Indiana the No. 38 and 54 picks in Thursday night's Round 2. Thirty picks down, 29 to go. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft got off without a hitch. Unsurprisingly, Cooper Flagg went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Mavericks, while Duke teammates Kon Knueppel (No. 4) and Khaman Maluach (No. 10) each went inside the top 10.
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2 days ago |
usatoday.com | Jon Hoefling |Cydney Henderson |Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes
Thirty picks down, 29 to go. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft got off without a hitch. Unsurprisingly, Cooper Flagg went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Mavericks, while Duke teammates Kon Knueppel (No. 4) and Khaman Maluach (No. 10) each went inside the top 10. It wasn't until later in the first round when the unexpected selections picked up.
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usatoday.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes
With the No. 1 pick, the Dallas Mavericks did not botch the 2025 NBA draft, taking Cooper Flagg No. 1, and the Brooklyn Nets were active with five first-round picks. Several teams did not have a first-round pick, trading it in moves that helped produce a championship. There's also teams like Houston and Golden State that gave up first-round picks recently in hopes of winning a title soon. There was only one real surprise – Portland using the No. 16 pick to take Yang Hansen.
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