Mother's Day was a big moment for the future of the Dallas Mavericks . They're looking for another young star to pair with Cooper Flagg and build the team around, and this may be their last good chance to do so. It has been well documented that this is the last year that the Mavericks control their first-round pick until 2031. There's a good chance this is their last time in the lottery for the next decade, unless they get lucky on other trades, the Lakers' pick in 2029 jumps, or the swaps they owe the Thunder in 2028 and Spurs in 2030 somehow end up with both teams in the lottery. By then, they hope the team will be good enough around Flagg to not be near the lottery. They entered Sunday afternoon with the 8th-best odds of winning the lottery. 2025 was the first time they had ever improved their standing in the lottery, and it gifted them Cooper Flagg. But how did the 2026 lottery go? We found out a little bit after 2 p.m. CST.…