Flagg was the No. 1 player in the class of 2024, per 247Sports' composite rankings, and he was widely projected to be the first pick in the 2025 draft even before he stepped foot on campus last year. His play in his lone season at Duke all but confirmed that he was the best player in this year's draft class.

Los Mavericks de Dallas firmaron con Cooper Flagg, el primer seleccionado del draft, su contrato de novato por cuatro años, y una persona con conocimiento del acuerdo dijo

Flagg’s the second-youngest No. 1 overall pick behind LeBron James, who was eight days younger when Cleveland drafted him in 2003.