The Skyline Ballroom inside McCormick Place cleared out quickly following the NBA Draft Lottery Monday night, and one of the last executives loitering was 76ers general manager Elton Brand. With Dallas winning the No.

Unbelievably, Dallas experienced the ultimate lucky break of drawing the No. 1 pick and consensus top selection Cooper Flagg of Duke. This marked the first time in 17 draft lottery attempts that the Mavericks vaulted to a higher pick than the odds projected.

The Mavericks refused to lock up Quentin Grimes long-term before trading him to the 76ers at the trade deadline.