Cooper Flagg is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, and the former Duke forward recently earned high praise from one ESPN analyst.

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.

The Boston Celtics will be active in the next few months to get under the second tax apron with Jayson Tatum set to miss most of the 2025-26 season after his Achilles tear against the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs.

Boston also reportedly met with projected lottery pick wing Tre Johnson of Texas, but both he and Flagg will be long gone by the time the Celtics pick at Nos. 28 and 32. And though the Celtics may have to shed some salary ahead of the 2025-26 season as they prepare to play without the injured Jayson Tatum, a blockbuster deal may be unlikely.

Demarcus "Boogie" Cousins offered his take on who should be selected with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and it was surprisingly not Cooper Flagg.

While Dallas has said that they do plan on keeping the pick and selecting Flagg first overall, former NBA player DeMarcus Cousins believes that they should instead trade the pick to the Phoenix Suns for Kevin Durant for one major reason.

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.