Mavericks predicted to snag No. 2 pick in latest 2026 NBA Mock Draft, land 6'6" 20.2 PPG NCAA superstar to become franchise cornerstone with Cooper Flagg
This would be the Mavs' next franchise duo.
Mavericks predicted to snag No. 2 pick in latest 2026 NBA Mock Draft, land 6'6" 20. 2 PPG NCAA superstar to become franchise cornerstone with Cooper Flagg originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . At last year’s trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks dealt Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in hopes of increasing their odds of winning a championship. The opposite happened, but luckily for them, it netted them the top pick in the draft in Cooper Flagg.
This season, they were no better. They’re 25-55, and 13th in the West. In the latest NBA Mock Draft by Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley , this bad record once again netted them a top pick, this time the No.
2, and has the Mavs landing Darryn Peterson out of the University of Kansas. MORE: Wizards predicted to land 6'6'' 20. 2 PPG, Anthony Edwards-like star guard in 2026 NBA Mock Draft “Unless you all know something about Tankathon's simulations that we don't, another big lottery win for the Mavericks here should be free of any conspiracy talk.