Stephen A. Smith mentions Cooper Flagg's race as a reason to draft him

The Dallas Mavericks won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes earlier this week when they secured the first overall selection of this year's NBA Draft.

The Mavs have already insinuated the pick is not available in a trade, and all signs point to them taking the Duke star.

It amounts to a bailout for Dallas, which traded away Luka Dončić during the season.

Because the Mavericks had only a 1.8% chance of getting the first pick, there has been speculation the lottery was rigged.

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