SAN ANTONIO — The burden of a typical No. 1 overall pick wasn’t supposed to fall onto the shoulders of Cooper Flagg. Seven-game losing streaks. Leading his team in nearly every statistical category. Being the primary target of every opposing team’s scouting report,

In February 2025, the Dallas Mavericks organization made one of the biggest blunders in modern sports history. They traded away Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, effectively sacrificing their long-term future.