Cooper Flagg is starting to settle into his new reality. The Duke star been considered the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA draft for some time and now knows that pick is held by the Dallas Mavericks.

Cooper Flagg said people told him he'd never play Division I basketball because of where he's from, but he's proven those doubters wrong.

The Dallas Mavericks beat the odds for the chance to select Cooper Flagg ... who has written for outlets like NHL.com, the Associated Press, the New York Times, USA Today and many more.

Rick Welts was there, 40 years to the date earlier, when the NBA draft lottery got started. He worked for the league then and was in the room when that first one took place.

(AP Photo/Ben McKeown)(Ben McKeown / AP) NOTE: This story was originally published by The Associated Press on March 3, 2025, following Cooper Flagg’s final home game at Duke. Flagg is projected ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Las pelotas de ping-pong hablaron: Cooper Flagg podría dirigirse ... y fue el jugador nacional del año de The Associated Press. Y ya ha tenido éxito contra jugadores de la ...

Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper have some explaining to do. Though the dynamic duo from Rutgers could be the next two players selected assuming the lottery-winning Dallas Mavericks grab Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No.