The Skyline Ballroom inside McCormick Place cleared out quickly following the NBA Draft Lottery Monday night, and one of the last executives loitering was 76ers general manager Elton Brand. With Dallas winning the No.

The Mavericks refused to lock up Quentin Grimes long-term before trading him to the 76ers at the trade deadline.

While the eyes of the NBA world were on Chicago for the draft lottery Monday night, it was basketball fans nearly 1,000 miles away who were celebrating loudest as the Dallas Mavericks overcame the odds to secure the first pick in the annual selection event.