The Dallas Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg out of Duke with the No. 1 pick in Wednesday night’s first round at Barclays Center, securing a new franchise cornerstone some five months after they

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks, as expected, took forward Cooper Flagg with the first pick of the 2025 NBA draft Wednesday night. "I'm feeling amazing. It's a dream come true, to be honest," Flagg said after his selection, with his family by his side. "I wouldn't want to share it with anybody else."

Cooper Flagg anticipated the moment for many months.Still, when the Duke product heard his name called Wednesday at No. 1 overall in the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he experienced a flurry of emotions.