On paper, the Knicks appear closer to championship contention. But Dallas has something New York doesn’t: Cooper Flagg. While the Knicks won’t make a selection until the late second round, the Mavericks are adding a player who hasn’t drawn this much hype since Zion Williamson.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving isn’t bothering anyone’s business ever since he suffered a torn ACL injury. However, his name was dragged by NBA analyst

The Dallas Mavericks jumped up in the Draft Lottery for the first time in franchise history, and they jumped all the way up from 11th to 1st. If there was ever any year to get lucky like that, it's this year, with Duke star Cooper Flagg available as the consensus top prospect in the draft.

Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg have some similarities that could help their chemistry early if the Mavericks draft him.

Thirteen players received formal invitations on Tuesday to attend the draft and sit in the green room later this month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Among that group, obviously, is former Duke star and presumed No. 1 overall pick Copper Flagg.

The Dallas Mavericks have a dire need of a point guard this offseason as Kyrie Irving rehabs from his torn ACL. Brandon Williams and Jaden Hardy are the only other guard on the roster, so unless they want to run Naji Marshall as the lead guard more, they'll have to go out and get somebody.

On Tuesday, Dončić took to social media to post a video of himself working out on his Instagram Stories: The 26-year-old guard is coming off a tumultuous season, as he was shockingly traded from the Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks in February in one of the most unexpected moves in recent NBA history.