Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were together celebrating a victory over North Carolina the night of Feb. 1 when one of them saw the news that had rocked the basketball world.

Cooper Flagg is going to be the top overall selection at Wednesday night's NBA draft and become a member of the Dallas Mavericks, barring an absolutely shocking trade (which, it should be noted, wouldn't exactly be outside the norm for this particular organization).

Had Cooper Flagg been born 10 days later, someone else would be hearing their name called as the No. 1 overall pick in Wednesday night's NBA Draft. But because he arrived in late December 2006 instead of early January,