The Chicago Bulls ended up with the no. 12 overall NBA draft pick after an unlucky tiebreaker coin flip. The Dallas Mavericks walked away with the first pick in June's 2025 draft, and the first chance to take Cooper Flagg,

The Bulls didn’t improve their positioning in the NBA draft lottery at McCormick Place and will have the No. 12 pick in the first round. The Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 pick — despite the fourth-worst odds at 1.8% — and almost certainly will select Duke superstar Cooper Flagg.

Luck played a huge part in the Mavericks winning the night's biggest prize, but Dallas's luck started well before the ping-pong balls dropped in their favor.