The Dallas Mavericks were truly blessed with the first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft after the tumultuous second half of the 2024-25 NBA season, picking Flagg, whose hype for the draft matched that of even LeBron James back in 2003.

Numerous Duke basketball players will hear their names called at the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25 — headlined by Cooper Flagg.. Flagg, the national player of the year in 2024-25 as a freshman, is ...

When the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks during NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, fans all wanted to see the same thing.

While Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has the usual pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star is in a situation that sets up his rookie season to be tougher than even LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA campaigns.

Number 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg makes his summer league debut as the Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Lakers in tonight’s NBA Summer League matchup.