Three months after the most stunning, incomprehensible trade in NBA history sent Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavs cashed in on a 1.8 percent (one. point. eight. percent.) chance to land the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Five players from Alabama colleges are considered possibilities for the first round – Alabama guards Labaron Philon and Mark Sears, Auburn forward Johni Broome and guard Tahaad Pettiford and UAB forward Yaxel Lendeborg. All five are attending the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago this week, as is Alabama forward Grant Nelson.