Cooper Flagg has a lot to live up to after the Dallas Mavericks selected the Duke All American and Naismith College Player of ...

There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers produced from that spot atop the draft order, with players like Elgin Baylor (1958), Oscar Robertson (1960), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969), Magic Johnson (1979), ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers ...

There are few assets more powerful in the NBA than a No. 1 overall pick. It's so valuable that teams routinely lose intentionally in an effort to get it, and the league has, in turn, changed rules ...

Every NBA lottery team seeks a top 3 pick. While owning the No. 1 overall selection is the dream scenario, the No. 3 pick is probably more desirable due to the less pressure of “hitting a home run ...

Dallas Mavericks fans are probably missing Mark Cuban as their majority owner currently. He sold a large share of the team in December of 2023, and 14 months later, Luka Doncic had been traded from ...