Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd was all smiles while appearing on the DLLS Mavericks podcast Monday morning when talking about presumed No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. When asked about who the Mavericks were going to take with the top pick in June's draft,

After winning this year's draft lottery, the Dallas Mavericks now officially own the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. While nothing is official, many expect that the Mavericks will take Duke star Cooper Flagg, who has long been considered the consensus No. 1 prospect in this year's draft.

Presumptive No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg interviewed with the Celtics last week at the NBA Draft combine, an unexpected interaction between the former Duke star and Brad Stevens, Boston's president of basketball operations.

Would you trade star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown for presumptive No. 1 pick, Cooper Flagg? The likely future Dallas Mavericks star prospect met with the Celtics recently, catching the attention of media and fans alike as we collectively tried to guess what might be afoot with such news percolating up at the start of Boston's offseason.

In their latest mock draft following the combine results, ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo once again projected Duke star Cooper Flagg to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks. The Rutgers duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey followed at Nos. 2 and 3 to the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers, respectively.

Add Marshall to the list of people with ties to the Mavs’ organization who were hype after the Mavericks landed the top pick in the upcoming draft. Team governor Patrick Dumont and former majority owner Mark Cuban screamed like “teenagers at a Taylor Swift concert” when they learned of the Mavs’ extraordinary good fortune.

The Dallas Mavericks may have the No.1 overall pick and a chance to take Duke star Cooper Flagg. But as exciting as that possibly is, it is hard to overlook the

By winning the lottery, the Mavs earned the right to pick first overall in next month's draft in New York and essentially won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. Blackman talked about the difference between Flagg and the generational superstar Luka Doncic, who played his first seven years in the "Big D."

With just a 1.8% chance, the Dallas Mavericks said, "Hold my beer," and stole the draft lottery spotlight! The post Mavericks Star Stunned by Nico Harrison’s Draft Lottery Luck as Cooper Flagg’s Future Gets Honest Verdict appeared first on EssentiallySports.