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Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. With Flagg, the Mavs may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away. The 18-year-old Duke forward was the college player of the year in his lone season.
In picks 2-5, the San Antonio Spurs selected Dylan Harper, the Philadelphia 76ers selected VJ Edgecombe, the Charlotte Hornets selected Kon Kneuppel and the Utah Jazz selected Ace Bailey.
What to know:
Best available: St. Joseph’s junior forward/center Rasheer Fleming stood out as an unexpected slide out of the first round. He is joined by players considered potential late first-rounders such as Creighton big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, Stanford big man Maxime Raynaud and Marquette guard Kam Jones.Trade news: The Pelicans traded to select Maryland forward Derik Queen 13th overall, the Suns sent two first-round picks to the Hornets to acquire center Mark Williams, and the Blazers traded guard Cedric Coward at No. 11 to the Grizzlies for the No. 16 pick and another first-round pick as well as two second-round picks.How to watch: The first round is airing on ABC and ESPN and the second round, happening Thursday, is airing exclusively on ESPN. You can also stream both days with a free trial of Fubo or DirecTV.