The Chicago Bulls ended up with the no. 12 overall NBA draft pick after an unlucky tiebreaker coin flip. The Dallas Mavericks walked away with the first pick in June's 2025 draft, and the first chance to take Cooper Flagg,

On February 5th, the Bulls looked ready to finally enter the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. After years of uninspiring mediocrity, the front office finally looked willing to commit to a rebuild, dumping Zach Lavine and his $44M+ annual salary to Sacramento in exchange for some grossly overpaid role players with the financial flexibility to reset the books faster.

Regardless of the speculation, the result is clear. Dallas now gets to draft Cooper Flagg, a versatile, elite prospect expected to be the cornerstone of their next era. The Bulls, one coin flip and one half-court shot away, are left to wonder what could have been.