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Butler did not rise to the occasion in a must-win game.

Trading away Luka Dončić made Nico Harrison a reviled figure among Dallas fans. Now he has an unexpected chance to redeem himself

Dallas won the top pick and the right to select a franchise-changing talent, while San Antonio and Philadelphia jumped up to round out the top three.

NBCU highlighted its "franchise-first" focus at its Upfront presentation.

How quickly can Duke's Cooper Flagg make the Dallas Mavericks a contender in the West?

Celtics star Jayson Tatum is feared to have suffered a torn achilles during Game 4 of Boston's defeat to the New York Knicks.

The Mavs had moved Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a seismic trade earlier this year, only to miss the playoffs and fall into the lottery, but after succeeding with a 1.8 percent chance, Dallas could select the highly-rated Cooper Flagg with the first pick next month

Dallas's conference room exploded in sheer jubilation as the news broke.

The teams that "tanked" weren't rewarded in the NBA Draft lottery. Kevin Durant noticed.

Tatum was helped off the court then seen in a wheelchair.