It has been no secret who the Mavericks have planned to take, as every talent evaluator has Duke's Cooper Flagg as the top prospect, and arguably the best American prospect since ...

Duke’s Cooper Flagg heard his name called first on Wednesday night at the 2025 NBA draft when the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the No. 1 overall pick.

The Mavericks chose Cooper Flagg, an 18-year-old forward from Newport, Maine, with the No. 1 overall pick Wednesday night.

Cooper Flagg became first White American top NBA draft pick since 1977 as Dallas Mavericks select the Duke freshman phenom who earned All-American honors. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

Cooper Flagg NBA Mock Draft scouting report: Why Duke freshman is a can't-miss No. 1 pick Stephen Noh Cooper Flagg is considered one of the best prospects of the past few decades.

He would be the sixth Duke player to be drafted No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, joining Art Heyman (1963), Elton Brand (1999), Irving (2011), Zion Williamson (2019) and Paolo Banchero (2022).