Longtime NBA agent Rich Paul doesn't see the Mavericks trading Cooper Flagg after securing the No. 1 overall pick.

Charlotte Hornets fans gathered at Legion Brewing to watch the draft lottery, hoping to secure the number one pick, but were disappointed to learn they will select somewhere in the top four, still showing optimism for the upcoming season.

From the day the Knicks won the rights to Ewing, they still had to wait eight long years before they ever got to an East final. Hope for the future is a helpful thing. Hope for today is even

“Duke’s Cooper Flagg’s official measurements from the NBA Draft Combine: 6’7 ¾ barefoot, 221 lbs, with a 7’0” wingspan and 8’10 ½” standing reach,” Givony reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Flagg grew nearly an inch in the past year, while adding 12 pounds.”

LaMelo Ball has five NBA seasons under his belt, and only one of them produced a winning record. Even more worrisome for the Hornets, their win rate is trapped in a three-year spiral that has taken it to a dismal .232.