Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg and head coach Jason Kidd. Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Mavericks confirm news on No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg

Originally posted on Hoops Rumors | By Luke Adams | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 5:07 PM ET

No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg has officially signed his first NBA contract, the Mavericks announced on Wednesday.

The rookie-scale deal will pay Flagg a $13.8M salary in his rookie year and a total of $62.7M across his first four NBA seasons.

The top prize of the 2025 NBA Draft class, Flagg is coming off a wildly successful freshman season at Duke, where he was earned ACC Player of the Year and AP Player of the Year honors, among several others awards. The 6-foot-9 forward was the driving force behind the Blue Devils’ 35-4 record and helped the team reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Flagg stuffed the stat sheet in his first and only college season, leading a stacked Duke team in points (19.2), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.2), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.4) per game, with a strong shooting line of .481/.385/.840. He made 37 appearances in 2024-25, averaging 30.7 minutes per contest.

Dallas had just a 1.8% chance of claiming this year’s top pick, jumping up from No. 11 to No. 1 when the team won the draft lottery in May.

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