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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 29: Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles the ball against the … More Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half in the East Regional Elite Eight round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Prudential Center on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty Images Around 8:10 on Wednesday night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Dallas Mavericks selected Duke freshman Cooper Flagg with the first pick in this year’s draft. Flagg, a 6-foot-8 forward, then walked across the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and shook Silver’s hand and gave the commissioner a hug. The scene was a mere formality. It was assured more than a month ago when the Mavericks surprisingly won the NBA draft lottery. Dallas had just a 1.8% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, the fourth-lowest odds of any lottery winner in history. With Flagg, the Mavericks now have one of the best prospects to enter the NBA in decades and a cornerstone to build around following the stunning trade in February of star forward Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Flagg, in fact, has been touted as the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft dating back to August 2023 when he re-classified to the 2024 high school class, making him eligible for college in the 2024-25 season and the draft in 2025. He was previously a member of the high school class of 2025, meaning he would have entered college this coming fall. Instead, Flagg, who doesn’t turn 19 until December, headed to Duke last fall after an impressive performance practicing against and training with the USA Olympics team. As the college season progressed, it became even more clear that Flagg was a shoo-in…

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