Report: Mavericks Will Draft Cooper Flagg With First Pick In 2025 NBA Draft

According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Dallas Mavericks will draft Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. 

The Mavericks will not trade the first pick. 

“After making the biggest leap in NBA draft lottery history to land the No. 1 overall pick, the Dallas Mavericks plan to select Duke forward Cooper Flagg and will not entertain the possibility of trading away the pick for a proven superstar, sources told ESPN,” MacMahon wrote. “Sources told ESPN that Patrick Dumont, who just finished his first year as the Mavs’ governor, considers the opportunity to be in position to draft a generational talent like Flagg a gift. While Dumont has given Nico Harrison great leeway to run basketball operations, the governor has final decision on all personnel matters.”

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 for Anthony Davis. 

Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for Duke while shooting 48.1% from the field, 38.5% from beyond the arc and 84.0% from the free-throw line. 

Dallas will have a “Big 3” of Davis, Flagg and Kyrie Irving once Irving recovers from his left ACL tear.