The Dallas Mavericks will know their position in the first round of the 2017 June draft when the NBA holds the lottery on Tuesday night. Whether the Mavericks move into the top three, stay put at No. 9, or move down, they are planning to keep their lottery pick instead of trading it for an established veteran, a source tells The Dallas Morning News.

Eddie Sefko writes: "The reasoning? They have begun the youth movement, and once you start, there's no going back. Plus, assuming they remain at ninth, whatever player they might be able to acquire for that pick isn't going to put them over the top this coming season."

The young players on the roster include Nicolas Brussino, Yogi Ferrell, Dorian Finney-Smith, AJ Hammons, Salah Mejri and Jarrod Uthoff. Out of that group, Ferrell played the best, as he averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 38 appearances with the Mavericks.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban mentioned the need to upgrade the backcourt when speaking to the media at the beginning of April.

"We have to get better at point, there's no question," Cuban said. "If we can't do it in the draft, we'll look at free agency and see what we can do. Yogi Ferrell is going to get better. Seth Curry will continue to get better. I'd love to see Nico Brussino play some point forward and see how that works. He's probably one of our best passers.

"We'll have depth, but we have to get that one pass-first point guard. That's what we don't have."

The 2017 NBA draft will feature as many as five point guards selected in the top-10 picks, and the Mavericks could take one of them. ESPN's Chad Ford has Dallas selecting French point guard Frank Ntilikina at No. 9 in his Mock Draft 4.1. Ford writes: "In a draft less loaded with point guards, he could be a top-five pick. He's skilled, tough and a good shooter. He would have a great shot at being the Mavs' point guard of the future to run with young players like Harrison Barnes and Nerlens Noel."

-- Nick Silva