Kurt Helin, Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin wrote up their picks for the 2025 NBA Draft after the Mavericks won the draft lottery on Monday night.

The Dallas Mavericks had less than a 2% chance of winning Monday's NBA Draft Lottery and yet that is exactly what happened.  That wasn't the only surprise at the top of the draft though as San Antonio now has an interesting choice to make at No.

Team Fit: The Hawks are forever hunting for stoppers to surround Trae Young, and Murray-Boyles is among the stingiest in this class. There would be an absurd amount of two-way playmaking packed between him, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu, although the lack of shooting could make it impossible to play all three at once. — Zach Buckley