The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday evening—just months after shockingly trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers—and sent conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, not dissimilar to the response after the New York Knicks won the inaugural lottery back in 1985 and ultimately selected Patrick Ewing.

Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts lamented that he would likely spend years debunking conspiracy theories after his team won the

The Dallas Mavericks won the lottery. Entering the day with a 1.8% chance of landing the top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, they overcame the odds and earned the right to pick Duke star Cooper Flagg next month, beating out more favored teams like the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets.