The utter look of disbelief on Dawkins' face was evident even in the grainy video feed. A Mavs team with 1.8% odds somehow leapfrogged 10 other teams, the Wizards and Jazz included, to win what's been dubbed the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.

The Dallas Mavericks — the franchise that spent the last four months of this season in ignominy after it traded away Luka Dončić — had won the 2025 draft lottery.

Chari was a college basketball player herself, becoming UW-Green Bay's all-time leading scorer.