The Dallas Mavericks look to be a big team next season. They already had a large frontcourt with Anthony Davis at power forward and the rotating center combo of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, but that was only emphasized when they won the Draft Lottery and selected Cooper Flagg, the consensus top player in the class.

The pick is finally in. With the first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks select Duke phenom Cooper Flagg. COOPER LANDS IN DALLAS 🔥 The @dallasmavs take Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 #NBADraft! pic.twitter.com/SeEMqOGiLF

The Duke superstar, long projected to go No. 1 overall, shared a heartfelt moment with his mom after hearing his name called at the 2025 NBA Draft.