The franchise selected the former Duke basketball star with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 25. Flagg averaged 19.2 points with 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game on 48.1% shooting during his lone season with the Blue Devils, leading the program to the Final Four.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward will join Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis with the Mavericks, who are looking to turn around the franchise following the shocking midseason trade of Luka Dončić in February. The Mavs had a 1.8% chance to land the No. 1 overall pick entering the draft lottery on May 12.
By landing Flagg, Dallas adds one of the youngest draft picks in NBA history and just the second-youngest No. 1 overall pick ever.
Here’s everything to know about Flagg, the future of the Dallas Mavericks:
Cooper Flagg age
Flagg was born on Dec. 21, 2006, which makes him 18 years old at the time of him being the No. 1 overall pick. Flagg is 18 years and 186 days old at the time of the 2025 NBA Draft. That makes Cooper the second-youngest player to be taken No. 1 overall.
Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James was 18 years and 178 days old when the Cleveland Cavaliers took the hometown hero No. 1 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft. While James did not attend college, Cooper did play for one season for Duke, but skipped his senior year of high school basketball to reclassify to be in the 2024 recruiting class.
Cooper committed to Duke on Oct. 30, 2023, and despite skipping an entire year of high school, was still the No. 1 overall player in the 2024 recruiting cycle.
Cooper Flagg stats
Here are Flagg’s season averages in his lone year in college:
2024-25: 19.2 points with 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game on 48.1% shooting (38.5% from 3-point range)