The Dallas Mavericks shocked the world when they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. Many fans and media heavily criticized the move. But general manager Nico Harrison justified it by claiming that defense wins championships.

Although Anthony Davis made it clear that he wanted to play more power forward, he never thought it would lead to a trade away from the Los Angeles Lakers. So when Rob Pelinka was working behind the scenes with the Dallas Mavericks on the shocking deal for Luka Doncic and Davis was included,

The Dallas Mavericks came into Monday's NBA draft lottery with very slim odds of winning the No. 1 overall pick. However, they walked away from it with the top pick, which means they own the right to take Duke phenom Cooper Flagg in next month's draft.