The Dallas Mavericks won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes on Monday night at the NBA draft lottery, earning the top overall selection in June's draft. That came after the Dallas Wings won the Paige Bueckers sweepstakes, winning the WNBA's draft lottery earlier this year. And both teams doing so in the same year made history:

While No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers gets set to shine in Dallas, another promising rookie sees her WNBA dreams put on hold.

The Wings open their 2025 regular season Friday against the Minnesota Lynx at UT-Arlington’s College Park Center. After an offseason full of big milestones and the acquisition of No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers, interest in the Wings is at an all time high.