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To a surprise of anyone, the Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the superior selection in the NBA Draft of 2025.
Flagg, 18, became one of the youngest basketball stars taken at number 1. LeBron James retains the distinction of being the youngest player in the history of the League that will take place with the best general selection. Flagg described the moment he heard his name called by the NBA commissioner as “a dream come true.”
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Cooper Flagg talks to the media during the NBA Draft of 2025, the first round on June 25, 2025, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NBAE through Getty Images)
While Flagg spent mainly time in the traditional progress position during his only season in Duke, the team’s list also listed him as a guard. The former Mavericks player and the current coach Jason Kidd admitted that he adopts a more nuanced approach to the players’ positions.
“I don’t look at the position,” Kidd said during a press conference.
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Flagg is expected to make its debut in the NBA summer league on July 10 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Kidd revealed that he wants to see Flagg in Action in the ship’s position.
“I want to put it in the shipowner. I want you to feel uncomfortable and see how it reacts. Be able to execute the program. To be able to play (escort). Play (small striker). He feels comfortable playing that. We want to press. I think he will respond in a positive way.”
The first general selection of Dallas Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, speaks with the media during a press conference at the Dallas Mavericks Practice Center on June 27, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
The partial owner of the Mavericks, Mark Cuban, supported the idea of trying Flagg in the ship’s place. Kidd said he received a textmillonario text message that said: “Warden, shipowner, shipowner, let the ball lift.”
The 9 -inch 6 -inch basketball phenomenon was accused of climbing the ball and obtaining the offensive sometimes in Duke. He finally led the Blue Devils in assists.
June 27, 2025; Dallas, Tx, USA; (From the left) the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison and the Mavericks, the first general selection of Cooper Flagg and the chief coach Jason Kidd Pose for a photo at the Dallas Mavericks practice center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
Kidd brushed the concerns about Flagg potentially making mistakes while driving the ball while playing the guard position.
“It is fine to fail, it is fine to turn the ball. We have talked about it. Only understanding the guys with which I have been that they have been young people of Giannis (Antetokounmpo), giving him the ball, and he failed, but he wanted to return and have the ball.”
Kidd expressed his emotion that Flagg had the ball in the summer league in Las Vegas. “I am excited to give him the ball against the Lakers and see what happens. We are going to start immediately,” said the MAV chief coach.
