Kyrie Irving drops his reaction to Mavericks landing No. 1 pick creating potential trio with Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis
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On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks landed the top pick in the NBA Draft Lottery, putting the team in position to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg. While Dallas had just a 1.8% chance of getting the top pick, fate was on their side.
In response, Kyrie Irving took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his thoughts on Flagg joining him and Anthony Davis in Dallas:
“1.8%”
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Of course, after tearing his ACL in the playoffs, Kyrie Irving will wind up missing the start of the 2025-26 season, with the latest ESPN reports indicating that the team is hoping for a January return.
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