In the wake of the lottery results, former NBA player and two-time champion with the Lakers, Mychal Thompson, took to social media to comment on the situation. Thompson, whose son Klay currently plays for the Mavericks, predicted Dallas will trade Flagg to LA in five years.

Winning the NBA draft lottery means the Mavs can get Cooper Flagg. But this is a once-in-a-generation mulligan that could still go sideways.