Marc Stein of The Stein Line<\/a>, the Mavericks are keeping the pick.<\/p>\n“When I asked a source close to the process last week if the Mavericks trading away the ability to draft Duke phenom Cooper Flagg would be considered, I was emphatically told: ‘No chance.’ ‘No … not even for Giannis,’ said another source briefed on the team’s thinking. The Mavericks are expected to soon secure their first in-person meetings with Flagg in the buildup to draft night on June 25,” Stein wrote.<\/p>\n
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis AntetokounmpoMandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
The Mavericks missed the playoffs this year after making the NBA Finals last year. They traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February.<\/p>\n
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Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season for Duke while shooting 48.1% from the field, 38.5% from beyond the arc and 84.0% from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
Irving, of course, played at Duke as well.<\/p>\n
Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP, a one-time Finals MVP, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year and a nine-time All-Star. He has spent his entire career with the Bucks.<\/p>\n
The superstar forward has career averages of 23.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks.<\/p>\n
Antetokounmpo, 30, put up 30.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game for the Bucks this season in 67 games.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee will not trade\u00a0Antetokounmpo unless the forward requests a trade.<\/p>\n
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