Two years ago, San Antonio won THE lottery and drafted Victor Wembanyama. Last season, the Spurs drafted fourth and took Stephon Castle out of UConn, who went on to win Rookie of the Year.

Mavs star point guard Kyrie Irving took to social media to react to the stunning development, finding humor in the team getting the No. 1 pick despite entering the lottery with just a 1.8 percent chance for the selection. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

Late last month, the Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls squared off in a seemingly inconsequential coin-flip, with little attention paid to a small tiebreaking matter between two teams that didn’t even reach the first round of the NBA playoffs.