Giannis to the Spurs? KD to the 76ers? Nico Harrison doing more business with L.A.? It's all possible after the Draft Lottery

The Chicago Bulls, like Atlanta, are nowhere near close enough to meaningful contention to justify moving a back-end-of-the-lottery pick for a role player. Instead, they should be taking as many bites at the draft apple as possible to see who jells with a budding core that includes Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis and Coby White.

Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.

One wild NBA trade idea has Luka Doncic returning to the Dallas Mavericks after another blockbuster deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

On May 12, the whole complexion of the NBA changed with the Dallas Mavericks grabbing the No. 1 overall pick for the 2025 NBA Draft. With a 1.8% chance to get the No. 1 position, the Mavericks can now look towards the future with a top prospect arriving in Dallas.

The Mavericks felt that Doncic didn't give them the best chance to win a title — despite the fact that they made the NBA Finals just a year ago — constantly repeating the phrase "defense wins championships" as the explanation for the deal.

The former NBA standout said the Dallas Mavericks should trade the rights to No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg in a potential deal for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker or Tyrese Maxey. The Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery Monday night and thus the rights to the 6-foot-8 Flagg in the Draft on June 25.

The offseason is here for 23 teams in the NBA. The conference semifinals are almost over and there are only seven teams left alive with hopes of making it to th