Shams Charania Drops New Celtics Trade Update on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Shams Charania of ESPN was on the " Pat McAfee Show " on Wednesday and the NBA insider dropped some new trade intel on the Boston Celtics.

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

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.

Cooper Flagg is expected to go to Dallas after they won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with just a 1.8% chance at landing the top spot.

The Dallas Mavericks will get to know Cooper Flagg a little better ahead of the 2025 NBA draft. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Flagg plans to have a private visit with the Mavericks on June 17. That means his first official visit with the team will take place about a week before the draft.