
How Cooper Flagg and the beleaguered Mavericks responded to a shocking NBA draft lottery
Stephen A. Smith explains what Cooper Flagg needs to do in the NBA to live up to the hype. (1:19)ON THE AFTERNOON of May 12, Cooper Flagg's immediate family gathered inside his hotel room at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Chicago. There was his twin brother, Ace (who is one minute older), his father, Ralph, and his mother, Kelly.They finished getting dressed for the 2025 NBA draft lottery, which began later that night at 7 p.m. local time at the McCormick Place Convention Center, a short walk...