Instead, Flagg will go to the Mavericks with the No. 1 overall pick after they defied the 1.8% odds in the draft lottery last month, moving up from No. 11 to the mountaintop. That No. 11 spot could have belonged to the Bulls if they had one more loss or would have won the coin toss against the Mavericks, whom they tied in the standings.

One of Kalkbrenner's former teammates, Baylor Scheierman, is another high-major recruit who went unranked yet reached the NBA out of Creighton. He was selected 30th by the Celtics last year. It's representative of an impressive player development culture, and Kalkbrenner has a chance to sneak into the back of the first round as well.

Utah is the top state searching about the NBA draft, according to Google. State of play: Call it FOMO. Despite having the worst record in the league, the Utah Jazz were not lucky enough to win the top pick in the draft lottery.